authentic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Real and genuine, not a fake or copy.

   Experts confirmed that the painting was an authentic Rembrandt.

2. 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.

Common collocations

• authentic feel Adjective + noun

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.

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