Dictionary

authenticity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ɑθənˈtɪsɪɾi] (US, cot-caught-merger)
• /ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/ (US, cot-caught-merger)
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• /ɑθənˈtɪsɪti/ (US, cot-caught-merger)
• [ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪɾi] (US, cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

Etymology tree English authentic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English authenticity From authentic + -ity.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.
   • This is the dim path where […] a legitimate candidate of the working class will be hammered over and over in an authenticity battle with a campaign that weekly releases some “How do you do, fellow kids?” embarrassment and whose Instagram manager is a woman with her own HBO series. 2016 February 2, Jeb Lund, “The Electability Spin Machine”, in Rolling Stone, New York, N.Y.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2018:
   • Urban Dictionary records at least 66 of the terms found by the present research, but as this dictionary liberally accepts words, definitions, and sample sentences based solely on the say-so of contributors, in the absence of corroboration from other sources the authenticity of some entries must remain dubious. 2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 2:
   • The authenticity of this painting is questionable.
   • I hereby certify the authenticity of this copy.
2. (obsolete, uncountable, usually) The quality of being authentic (of established authority).

Forms

Antonyms

forgery (antonym(s) of “quality of not being genuine”) · fakeness (antonym(s) of “quality of not being genuine”) · bogosity (antonym(s) of “quality of not being genuine”) · phoniness (antonym(s) of “quality of not being genuine”)

Deriveds

inauthenticity · unauthenticity · nonauthenticity · ring of authenticity · certificate of authenticity

Relateds

authenticism · authentification · authentically · authentication · authenticness

Synonyms

genuineness (quality of being genuine)

Translations (46)

ru достове́рность (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · eo aŭtentikeco (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · ca autenticitat (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · nn autentisitet (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · sv autenticitet (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · ro autenticitate (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · da autenticitet (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · pl autentyka (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · cmn 真實性 /真实性 (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · gl autenticidade (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · be аўтэнты́чнасць (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · ga fíordheimhneacht (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · ru по́длинность (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · kk түпнұсқалық (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · ml ആധികാരികത (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · nb autentisitet (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · fi autenttisuus (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · nl authenticiteit (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · hi प्रामाणिकता (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · pt autenticidade (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · es autenticidad (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · kk шынайылық (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · fr authenticité (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · mi hāponotanga (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · hu hitelesség (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · pl autentyczność (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · pl autentyzm (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · yi אויטענטישקייט (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · pl prawdziwość (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · bg достоверност (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · uk автенти́чність (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · lv īstums (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · eo aŭtenteco (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · id autentisitas (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · ru аутенти́чность (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · ast autenticidá (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · it autenticità (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · nl echtheid (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · scn autinticità (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · de Authentizität (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · ja 真実味 (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · fi aitous (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · ga údaracht (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · ga barántúlacht (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · bg автенти́чност (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) · fi oikeellisuus (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original)