authenticityn.

Brit.

/ˌɔːθɛnˈtɪsᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌɔˌθɛnˈtɪsədi/,

/ˌɔθənˈtɪsədi/,

/ˌɑˌθɛnˈtɪsədi/,

/ˌɑθənˈtɪsədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: authentic adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < authentic adj. + -ity suffix; compare -icity suffix. Compare Old Occitan autenticitat (probably 1343), French authenticité (1557 in an isolated attestation in Middle French as autentiquité, subsequently from 1684).In sense 3d after French authenticité (1946 (in the passage translated in quot. 1948) or earlier in this sense), itself after the specific philosophical use of German Eigentlichkeit (1927 in this sense in M. Heidegger Sein u. Zeit). Compare slightly earlier authentic adj. 7e. It is unclear whether the following shows an earlier instance of the word (as a typographical error), or a different formation:1657 J. Trapp Comm. Job i. 1 Sufficiently asserting the authentity and authority of this Book.

1. The fact or quality of being true or in accordance with fact; veracity; correctness. Also (overlapping with sense 3c) accurate reflection of real life, verisimilitude. N.E.D. (1885) notes that by some writers, especially on the textual tradition of the New Testament and other early Christian writings, authenticity has been restricted to this sense, genuineness being preferred for sense 3a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [noun] > authenticity

authenticnessa1550

authenticalness1650

authenticity1716

1716 J. Craven Let. 20 Dec. in Two Lett. Dr. Bentley (1717) i. 20 I have presumed to lay before you my humble Opinion for the Authenticity of the Text in Question.

1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting I. ii. 31 The portrait..was rather a work of command and imagination than of authenticity.

1830 J. Poynder Speech Proprietors E.-India Company Sept. 22 p. viii The value of this Evidence must, of course, depend entirely upon its authenticity.

1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) II. App. 663 The fact at once stamps its authenticity.

1932 Classical Rev. 46 31/2 The happiest example of the value of Granger's architectural training is his vigorous defence of the authenticity of the account of the Fano basilica.

1965 Life 14 May 19/1 This, plus the cryptic, hip junkie lingo, gives the movie an unmistakable sense of authenticity.

2007 C. DeAngelis Ireland 246/1 Supposedly there's been a pub on this site since the beginning of the 10th century. Regardless of the authenticity of this claim, it's still the most happenin' spot in town.

2. The fact or quality of being authoritative or duly authorized; authority. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > [noun] > authoritativeness, due, or established authority

authoritya1393

authenticness1589

authenticalness1631

authoritativeness1647

authenticity1719

1719 J. Wasse in Reformed Devotions Pref. sig. a The Publick; from whose acceptance they [sc. inferior devotions] have receiv'd the Sanction and Authenticity of repeated impressions.

1799 tr. I. Kant Ess. & Treat. II. 395 Arbitrable symbols which, since authenticity is wanting to them, are contingent, exposed to contradiction, and variable.

1839 Decisions Court of Session 16 The Lord Justice-Clerk..held the erasing to be a mere clerical correction not militating against the authenticity of the deed.

1859 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 1 June in French & Ital. Notebks. (1980) 534 He proved the authenticity of his mission.

2010 M. Loughlin Found. of Public Law 328 The sole term of the relationship constituted by the rule of law..is recognition of the authority or authenticity of the laws.

a. With reference to a document, artefact, artwork, etc.: the fact or quality of being authentic (authentic adj. 7a); genuineness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [noun] > authenticity > in origin or authorship

authenticalness1632

legitimation1635

sincerity1678

genuineness1699

authenticity1720

1720 J. Stedman Presbyterian Priest-craft ii. 136 I shall only transcribe a Sentence or two (the Originals are by me, if any question their Authenticity).

1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres ii. xi. 134 No Exception, I think, then can be found against our Medal; for the Authenticity of which, one other Accident did in some measure contribute.

1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ i. 3 As to the authenticity of the epistles, this argument..is nearly conclusive.

1819 Sketch Tour Highlands of Scotl. 156 The evidence and arguments for the authenticity of the poems ascribed to Ossian.

1859 J. C. Hobhouse Italy I. 288 Objects whose authenticity may be questioned by the first cool examinant.

1906 Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts Bull. Sept. 13/1 The Art Institute has no question regarding its authenticity, although the canvas has gone through many changes of location and ownership.

1939 Fortune Oct. 91/2 (advt.) Your letterheads and important papers should carry a distinctive watermark..so their authenticity can be proved in time of need.

2009 Art Q. Winter 87/1 This is a showcase for antiques, decorative objects and fine art. Everything is vetted by experts to ensure authenticity.

b. The quality of truthful correspondence between inner feelings and their outward expression; unaffectedness, sincerity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [noun] > artlessness, guilessness, or innocence

simplesse1372

simplenessa1382

innocencec1385

simplicitya1500

innocencya1513

ingenuousness1611

plain-heartedness1647

artlessness1663

naivety1708

naïveté1725

acacy1727

simple-heartedness1822

simple-mindedness1827

naiveness1854

onefoldness1887

authenticity1910

1910 Smart Set Apr. 145/2 Although I will not vouch for the basic authenticity of the emotions indicated, the fact that they were displayed stands unchallenged.

1965 J. H. Matthews Introd. to Surrealism iii. 54 The authenticity of his motives cannot be questioned.

1991 Seattle Times 24 Nov. k11/5 When Edward finally asks, ‘Who can fathom the relations of brothers?’ it comes not with the authenticity of a cri de coeur but as mere rhetoric.

2012 T. Savage No Ordinary Marriage 84 How a husband treats his wife in public is a very telling measure of the authenticity of his love.

c. The quality or fact of accurately reflecting a model or exemplar, or of being traditionally produced or presented.

ΚΠ

1938 Amer. Home Oct. 57/2 The authenticity of exterior detail..[was] made possible by the careful selection of materials.

1975 N.Y. Times 3 Jan. 20 What Bangkok Cuisine can't offer in style it makes up in the authenticity of the Thai dishes.

1990 Gramophone May 2027/1 Parrott..is more concerned with achieving a satisfying musical result than in the pursuit of authenticity per se and so he allots the soprano and alto lines to women's voices.

2001 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 7 Sept. With an encyclopedic knowledge of band trivia and minutiae.., Chris is such a bear for authenticity in dress and presentation.

d. Originally Philosophy. A mode of existence arising from self-awareness, critical reflection on one's goals and values, and responsibility for one's own actions; the condition of being true to oneself.The concept was first discussed by Martin Heidegger in his 1927 work Sein u. Zeit (see quot. 1962), and was later treated by Jean-Paul Sartre and other existentialists.

ΚΠ

1948 P. Mairet tr. J.-P. Sartre Existentialism & Humanism 52 Neither cowards nor scum can be identified except upon the plane of strict authenticity [Fr. authenticité].

1953 H. M. Parshley tr. S. de Beauvoir Second Sex 675 Want of authenticity does not pay: each blames the other for the unhappiness he or she has incurred in yielding to the temptations of the easy way.

1962 J. Macquarrie & E. Robinson tr. M. Heidegger Being & Time xii. 78 Mineness belongs to any existent Dasein, and belongs to it as the condition which makes authenticity and inauthenticity possible.

1978 J. P. Stern Nietzsche v. 77 Authenticity is the deliberate coincidence of what a man is with what he can become.

2005 F. Summers Self Creation viii. 194 Perry had constructed a compliant self to hide the lack of authenticity in his life.

4. The fact or quality of being real; actuality, reality.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [noun] > reality or quality of being real

reality1545

formality1570

trueness1604

realness1612

thatness1643

positivity1659

actualness1668

positiveness1668

thingsomeness1674

somethingness1675

thingship1697

authenticity1839

thingness1840

truth1842

isness1865

thinginess1891

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [noun] > reality

truth1395

realty1440

reality1545

veriness1574

realness1612

fidelity1708

authenticity1839

intuitiveness1841

1839 J. Y. Simpson in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 729/1 This distinguished physiologist does not indeed..doubt in any degree the authenticity of the recorded cases.

1851 ‘L. Mariotti’ Italy in 1848 116 A voucher for the authenticity of deeds of wanton cruelty.

1975 Physics Bull. Jan. 12/3 Discussion between the two groups soon established the authenticity of the ‘J’ particle.

1999 S. Marcus Apartment Stories iii. 117 Their belief in the authenticity of ghosts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	authenticity
释义	authenticityn. Brit. /ˌɔːθɛnˈtɪsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌɔˌθɛnˈtɪsədi/, /ˌɔθənˈtɪsədi/, /ˌɑˌθɛnˈtɪsədi/, /ˌɑθənˈtɪsədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: authentic adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < authentic adj. + -ity suffix; compare -icity suffix. Compare Old Occitan autenticitat (probably 1343), French authenticité (1557 in an isolated attestation in Middle French as autentiquité, subsequently from 1684).In sense 3d after French authenticité (1946 (in the passage translated in quot. 1948) or earlier in this sense), itself after the specific philosophical use of German Eigentlichkeit (1927 in this sense in M. Heidegger Sein u. Zeit). Compare slightly earlier authentic adj. 7e. It is unclear whether the following shows an earlier instance of the word (as a typographical error), or a different formation:1657 J. Trapp Comm. Job i. 1 Sufficiently asserting the authentity and authority of this Book. 1. The fact or quality of being true or in accordance with fact; veracity; correctness. Also (overlapping with sense 3c) accurate reflection of real life, verisimilitude. N.E.D. (1885) notes that by some writers, especially on the textual tradition of the New Testament and other early Christian writings, authenticity has been restricted to this sense, genuineness being preferred for sense 3a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [noun] > authenticity authenticnessa1550 authenticalness1650 authenticity1716 1716 J. Craven Let. 20 Dec. in Two Lett. Dr. Bentley (1717) i. 20 I have presumed to lay before you my humble Opinion for the Authenticity of the Text in Question. 1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting I. ii. 31 The portrait..was rather a work of command and imagination than of authenticity. 1830 J. Poynder Speech Proprietors E.-India Company Sept. 22 p. viii The value of this Evidence must, of course, depend entirely upon its authenticity. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) II. App. 663 The fact at once stamps its authenticity. 1932 Classical Rev. 46 31/2 The happiest example of the value of Granger's architectural training is his vigorous defence of the authenticity of the account of the Fano basilica. 1965 Life 14 May 19/1 This, plus the cryptic, hip junkie lingo, gives the movie an unmistakable sense of authenticity. 2007 C. DeAngelis Ireland 246/1 Supposedly there's been a pub on this site since the beginning of the 10th century. Regardless of the authenticity of this claim, it's still the most happenin' spot in town. 2. The fact or quality of being authoritative or duly authorized; authority. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > authoritativeness, due, or established authority authoritya1393 authenticness1589 authenticalness1631 authoritativeness1647 authenticity1719 1719 J. Wasse in Reformed Devotions Pref. sig. a The Publick; from whose acceptance they [sc. inferior devotions] have receiv'd the Sanction and Authenticity of repeated impressions. 1799 tr. I. Kant Ess. & Treat. II. 395 Arbitrable symbols which, since authenticity is wanting to them, are contingent, exposed to contradiction, and variable. 1839 Decisions Court of Session 16 The Lord Justice-Clerk..held the erasing to be a mere clerical correction not militating against the authenticity of the deed. 1859 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 1 June in French & Ital. Notebks. (1980) 534 He proved the authenticity of his mission. 2010 M. Loughlin Found. of Public Law 328 The sole term of the relationship constituted by the rule of law..is recognition of the authority or authenticity of the laws. 3. a. With reference to a document, artefact, artwork, etc.: the fact or quality of being authentic (authentic adj. 7a); genuineness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [noun] > authenticity > in origin or authorship authenticalness1632 legitimation1635 sincerity1678 genuineness1699 authenticity1720 1720 J. Stedman Presbyterian Priest-craft ii. 136 I shall only transcribe a Sentence or two (the Originals are by me, if any question their Authenticity). 1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres ii. xi. 134 No Exception, I think, then can be found against our Medal; for the Authenticity of which, one other Accident did in some measure contribute. 1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ i. 3 As to the authenticity of the epistles, this argument..is nearly conclusive. 1819 Sketch Tour Highlands of Scotl. 156 The evidence and arguments for the authenticity of the poems ascribed to Ossian. 1859 J. C. Hobhouse Italy I. 288 Objects whose authenticity may be questioned by the first cool examinant. 1906 Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts Bull. Sept. 13/1 The Art Institute has no question regarding its authenticity, although the canvas has gone through many changes of location and ownership. 1939 Fortune Oct. 91/2 (advt.) Your letterheads and important papers should carry a distinctive watermark..so their authenticity can be proved in time of need. 2009 Art Q. Winter 87/1 This is a showcase for antiques, decorative objects and fine art. Everything is vetted by experts to ensure authenticity. b. The quality of truthful correspondence between inner feelings and their outward expression; unaffectedness, sincerity. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [noun] > artlessness, guilessness, or innocence simplesse1372 simplenessa1382 innocencec1385 simplicitya1500 innocencya1513 ingenuousness1611 plain-heartedness1647 artlessness1663 naivety1708 naïveté1725 acacy1727 simple-heartedness1822 simple-mindedness1827 naiveness1854 onefoldness1887 authenticity1910 1910 Smart Set Apr. 145/2 Although I will not vouch for the basic authenticity of the emotions indicated, the fact that they were displayed stands unchallenged. 1965 J. H. Matthews Introd. to Surrealism iii. 54 The authenticity of his motives cannot be questioned. 1991 Seattle Times 24 Nov. k11/5 When Edward finally asks, ‘Who can fathom the relations of brothers?’ it comes not with the authenticity of a cri de coeur but as mere rhetoric. 2012 T. Savage No Ordinary Marriage 84 How a husband treats his wife in public is a very telling measure of the authenticity of his love. c. The quality or fact of accurately reflecting a model or exemplar, or of being traditionally produced or presented. ΚΠ 1938 Amer. Home Oct. 57/2 The authenticity of exterior detail..[was] made possible by the careful selection of materials. 1975 N.Y. Times 3 Jan. 20 What Bangkok Cuisine can't offer in style it makes up in the authenticity of the Thai dishes. 1990 Gramophone May 2027/1 Parrott..is more concerned with achieving a satisfying musical result than in the pursuit of authenticity per se and so he allots the soprano and alto lines to women's voices. 2001 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 7 Sept. With an encyclopedic knowledge of band trivia and minutiae.., Chris is such a bear for authenticity in dress and presentation. d. Originally Philosophy. A mode of existence arising from self-awareness, critical reflection on one's goals and values, and responsibility for one's own actions; the condition of being true to oneself.The concept was first discussed by Martin Heidegger in his 1927 work Sein u. Zeit (see quot. 1962), and was later treated by Jean-Paul Sartre and other existentialists. ΚΠ 1948 P. Mairet tr. J.-P. Sartre Existentialism & Humanism 52 Neither cowards nor scum can be identified except upon the plane of strict authenticity [Fr. authenticité]. 1953 H. M. Parshley tr. S. de Beauvoir Second Sex 675 Want of authenticity does not pay: each blames the other for the unhappiness he or she has incurred in yielding to the temptations of the easy way. 1962 J. Macquarrie & E. Robinson tr. M. Heidegger Being & Time xii. 78 Mineness belongs to any existent Dasein, and belongs to it as the condition which makes authenticity and inauthenticity possible. 1978 J. P. Stern Nietzsche v. 77 Authenticity is the deliberate coincidence of what a man is with what he can become. 2005 F. Summers Self Creation viii. 194 Perry had constructed a compliant self to hide the lack of authenticity in his life. 4. The fact or quality of being real; actuality, reality. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [noun] > reality or quality of being real reality1545 formality1570 trueness1604 realness1612 thatness1643 positivity1659 actualness1668 positiveness1668 thingsomeness1674 somethingness1675 thingship1697 authenticity1839 thingness1840 truth1842 isness1865 thinginess1891 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [noun] > reality truth1395 realty1440 reality1545 veriness1574 realness1612 fidelity1708 authenticity1839 intuitiveness1841 1839 J. Y. Simpson in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 729/1 This distinguished physiologist does not indeed..doubt in any degree the authenticity of the recorded cases. 1851 ‘L. Mariotti’ Italy in 1848 116 A voucher for the authenticity of deeds of wanton cruelty. 1975 Physics Bull. Jan. 12/3 Discussion between the two groups soon established the authenticity of the ‘J’ particle. 1999 S. Marcus Apartment Stories iii. 117 Their belief in the authenticity of ghosts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1716
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