not false or copied; genuine; real: an authentic antique.
having an origin supported by unquestionable evidence; authenticated; verified: an authentic document of the Middle Ages; an authentic work of the old master.
representing one’s true nature or beliefs; true to oneself or to the person identified: a story told in the authentic voice of a Midwestern farmer; a senator’s speech that sounded authentic.
entitled to acceptance or belief because of agreement with known facts or experience; reliable; trustworthy: an authentic report on poverty in Africa.
Law. executed with all due formalities: an authentic deed.
Music.
(of a church mode) having a range extending from the final to the octave above.Compare plagal.
(of a cadence) consisting of a dominant harmony followed by a tonic.
Obsolete. authoritative.
Origin of authentic
1300–50; <Late Latin authenticus “coming from the author, genuine” (also in the neuter, a noun “original document, the original”) <Greek authentikós “original, primary, at first hand,” equivalent to authént(ēs) “one who does things himself” (aut- aut- +-hentēs “doer”) + -ikos -ic; replacing Middle English autentik (<Anglo-French ) <Medieval Latin autenticus
synonym study for authentic
1-4. Authentic,genuine,real,veritable share the sense of actuality and lack of falsehood or misrepresentation. Authentic carries the connotation of authoritative confirmation that things or people are what they are claimed or appear to be: an authentic Rembrandt sketch; an authentic smile.Genuine refers to objects or persons having the characteristics or source claimed or implied: a genuine ivory carving.Real, the most general of these terms, refers to innate or actual—as opposed to ostensible—nature or character: In real life, plans often miscarry. A real diamond will cut glass.Veritable, derived from the Latin word for truth, suggests the general truthfulness but not necessarily the literal or strict correspondence with reality of that which it describes; it is often used metaphorically: a veritable wizard of finance.
He often receives inquiries from sellers eager to verify that their items are authentic.
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Because there are a whole bunch of different ways for African American men to be authentic.
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Ours is a bit messier, but every bit as authentic as far as period recreations.
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“All the background extras are real soldiers, and the vehicles, guns, everything are authentic,” says Monaghan.
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In the same place, and at the same time, he received his first authentic news of the fate of the Adventuress.
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We have spoken sufficiently of the ruin which follows where a nation has no natural and authentic leaders for her armies.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine--Vol. 54, No. 333, July 1843|Various
In this respect the documents are authentic and almost up to the latest hour.
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He eats it, I repeat, as you do apples, and the authentic mouthfuls of fly can be seen passing down his glassy neck.
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No authentic traces of this code have been discoverable; but the people conferred their own privileges.
The Chautauquan, Vol. III, February 1883|The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle
British Dictionary definitions for authentic
authentic
/ (ɔːˈθɛntɪk) /
adjective
of undisputed origin or authorship; genuinean authentic signature
accurate in representation of the facts; trustworthy; reliablean authentic account
(of a deed or other document) duly executed, any necessary legal formalities having been complied with
music
using period instruments and historically researched scores and playing techniques in an attempt to perform a piece as it would have been played at the time it was written
(in combination)an authentic-instrument performance
music
(of a mode as used in Gregorian chant) commencing on the final and ending an octave higher
(of a cadence) progressing from a dominant to a tonic chord