Authenticity

Quick meaning: Authenticity is a noun meaning The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.

Meaning

The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.

More Meanings

1. (obsolete) The quality of being authentic (of established authority).

Example Sentences

I hereby certify the authenticity of this copy.

The authenticity of this painting is questionable.

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.

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.

Word Forms

• authenticities

Synonyms for authenticity

Depending on context, synonyms include genuineness, legitimacy.

Antonyms for authenticity

Common opposites include phoniness, forgery, fakeness, bogosity.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include genuineness, legitimacy, sincerity, truthfulness, veracity, truth.

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