echt

Meaning

Proper, real, genuine, true to type.

Synonyms

genuine

according to instructions

authentic

bona fide

canonically

comme il faut

earthy

honest

honest-to-god

honest-to-goodness

kosher

prissy

pucka

real

regulately

sanctioned

true

good

👍

as instructed

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛkt/

Etymology

Borrowed from German echt (“real”). The German term originates from Middle Low German echt (“lawful, genuine”), contraction of ehacht, variant form of ehaft (“lawful, pertaining to the law”) from ê(e) (“law, marriage”). First use in English appears c. 1916.