authenticity

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authenticity

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

noun authenticities

  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. I hereby certify the authenticity of this copy.

    Similar: genuineness

  2. obsolete, uncountable, usually The quality of being authentic (of established authority).

Opposite: phoniness, forgery, fakeness, bogosity

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: genuineness, legitimacy, sincerity, truthfulness, veracity, truth, accuracy, reliability, credibility, appropriateness, originality, validity, health, authentification, authentication, certitude

noun

Opposite: phoniness, forgery, fakeness, bogosity

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noun the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original

Españolautenticidad
日本語真実味 shinnjitsumi
中文真實性 /真实性 zhēnshíxìng
हिन्दीप्रामाणिकता prāmāṇiktā
Portuguêsautenticidade
Françaisauthenticité
DeutschAuthentizität
Italianoautenticità
Românăautenticitate
Русскийпо́длинность pódlinnostʹ, достове́рность dostovérnostʹ, аутенти́чность autɛntíčnostʹ

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@misc{authenticity_2026,
  title = {authenticity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/authenticity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}