authentic adj

1 conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information" [syn: reliable]

2 not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring" [syn: bona fide, unquestionable, veritable]

English

Alternative spellings

• authentical

Etymology

From Greek authentikos, 'principal, genuine'.

Adjective

1. Of undisputed origin; genuine.
2. Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.

Derived terms

• authenticity
• authentication

Authenticity refers to the truthfulness of origins, attributions, commitments, sincerity, devotion, and intentions.

Authenticity or Authentic may refer to:

• Authentication, having passed the tests thereof
• Authenticity (philosophy), a particular way of dealing with the external world, being faithful to internal rather than external ideas
• Authentic performance refers to a movement in classical movement also known as historically informed performance
• Authenticity (reenactment), in historical reenactment, a measure of how close an item, prop, action, weapon, or custom is, to what would actually have been used or done in the time period being depicted
• Authentic (album), an album by Chris Tomlin
• Authentic (Joey Pearson album)
• Authentic Records, a record label
• Authentic (software), payments platform software from Alaric International

See also

• Provenance
• Verisimilitude
• Counterfeit

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