authentic

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Greek αυθεντικός (authentikos), “‘principal, genuine’”).

[edit] Adjective

authentic (comparative more authentic, superlative most authentic)

1. Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.

   The experts confirmed it was an authentic signature.

2. Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.

   The report was completely authentic.

3. (obsolete) Having authority.

[edit] Synonyms

• (of the claimed origin): genuine, real; bonafide, bona fide; unfaked
• (conforming to fact): reliable, trustworthy, credible, unfaked

[edit] Antonyms

• (not of the claimed origin): phony, fake; ingenuine

[edit] Derived terms

• authenticity
• authentically
• authentication

[edit] Translations

[edit] Alternative forms

• authentical