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authenticity

noun

/ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/US

Etymology

From authentic + -ity.

derived from αὐθέντης — “perpetrator, murderer, absolute ruler”
derived from αὐθεντικός — “authentic, genuine”
derived from authenticus
derived from autentique
inherited from authentik
suffixed as authenticity — “authentic + -ity”

Definitions

1
The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same…
The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.
- I hereby certify the authenticity of this copy.
- The authenticity of this painting is questionable.
The quality of being authentic (of established authority).

The neighborhood

antonymphoninessantonym(s) of “quality of not being genuine”
antonymforgeryantonym(s) of “quality of not being genuine”
antonymfakenessantonym(s) of “quality of not being genuine”
antonymbogosityantonym(s) of “quality of not being genuine”
neighborauthentically
neighborauthentication
neighborauthenticism
neighborauthenticness
neighborauthentification

Derived

certificate of authenticity, inauthenticity, nonauthenticity, ring of authenticity, unauthenticity

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for authenticity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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