English Explanatory Dictionary

authentic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
  2. Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
  3. Designating a mode having the final as the lowest note.
  4. Designating a cadence in which the dominant chord precedes the tonic.
  5. Authoritative.

Pronunciation

/ɒˈθɛn.tɪk/ /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/ /ɑˈθɛn.tɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-authentic.wav

Word forms

authentic more authentic most authentic authentical authentick authenticke authentique

Etymology

From Middle English authentik, from Old French autentique, from Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός (authentikós, “authentic, genuine”), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “perpetrator, murderer, absolute ruler”). Doublet of effendi.

Synonyms

genuine real bonafide bona fide unfaked reliable trustworthy credible

Antonyms

non-authentic nonauthentic phony fake ingenuine inauthentic unauthentic

Derived words

authentically authentic assessment authenticate authentication authentic cadence authenticism authenticist authenticity authenticize authentic learning authenticly authenticness fauxthentic hyperauthentic superauthentic
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