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authentic

adj
/ɒˈθɛn.tɪk/UK/ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/US/ɑˈθɛn.tɪk/

Etymology

From Middle English authentik, from Old French autentique, from Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός (authentikós, “authentic, genuine”), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “perpetrator, murderer, absolute ruler”). Doublet of effendi.

  1. derived from αὐθέντης — “perpetrator, murderer, absolute ruler”
  2. derived from αὐθεντικός — “authentic, genuine”
  3. derived from authenticus
  4. derived from autentique
  5. inherited from authentik

Definitions

  1. Of the same origin as claimed

    Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.

    • The experts confirmed it was an authentic signature.

  2. Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.

    • an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information
    • The report was completely authentic.

  3. Designating a mode having the final as the lowest note.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Designating a cadence in which the dominant chord precedes the tonic.

    2. Authoritative.

The neighborhood

  • antonymnon-authenticantonym(s) of “not of the claimed origin”
  • antonymnonauthenticantonym(s) of “not of the claimed origin”
  • antonymphonyantonym(s) of “not of the claimed origin”
  • antonymfakeantonym(s) of “not of the claimed origin”
  • antonymingenuineantonym(s) of “not of the claimed origin”
  • antonyminauthenticantonym(s) of “not of the claimed origin”
  • antonymunauthenticantonym(s) of “not of the claimed origin”

Derived

authentically, authentic assessment, authenticate, authentication, authentic cadence, authenticism, authenticist, authenticity, authenticize, authentic learning, authenticly, authenticness, fauxthentic, hyperauthentic, superauthentic

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at authentic. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01authentic02reliance03dependent04separate05disunite06disagreement07argument08chapter09canon

A definitional loop anchored at authentic. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at authentic

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA