authentic

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/ UK /ɒˈθɛn.tɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #7815

Meanings

1

adj
Real and genuine, not a fake or copy.

Experts confirmed that the painting was an authentic Rembrandt.
2

adj
True to the original or to real life; trustworthy and accurate.

The restaurant serves authentic Italian food just like you'd find in Rome.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · real and genuine, not a... genuine real bona fide

2 adj · true to the original or to... credible reliable trustworthy

Opposites

fake inauthenticingenuinenon-authenticnonauthenticphonyunauthentic

Word family

Derived forms authentically authenticate authenticationauthenticismauthenticistauthenticityauthenticizeauthenticlyauthenticnessfauxthentichyperauthenticsuperauthentic

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Phrases (1)

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authentic feel
a quality of seeming genuine and not artificial

Adjective + noun

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.

authentik Middle English autentique Old French authenticus Latin αὐθεντικός Ancient Greek αὐθέντης Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# authentic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ɒˈθɛn.tɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 7815

## Meanings
1. Real and genuine, not a fake or copy.
2. True to the original or to real life; trustworthy and accurate.

## Examples
- Experts confirmed that the painting was an authentic Rembrandt.
- The restaurant serves authentic Italian food just like you'd find in Rome.

## Antonyms
- fake
- inauthentic
- ingenuine
- non-authentic
- nonauthentic
- phony
- unauthentic

## Derived Forms
- authentically
- authenticate
- authentication
- authenticism
- authenticist
- authenticity
- authenticize
- authenticly
- authenticness
- fauxthentic
- hyperauthentic
- superauthentic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: authentik
- Root: autentique
- Root: authenticus
- Root: αὐθεντικός
- Root: αὐθέντης

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Authentic is 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. Important recorded forms include authentik (Middle English), autentique (Old French), authenticus (Latin), αὐθεντικός (Ancient Greek), and αὐθέντης (Ancient Greek). Current senses include real and genuine, not a fake or copy and true to the original or to real life; trustworthy and accurate. The wider family includes derived forms such as authentically, authenticate, authentication, authenticism, and authenticist.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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