authenticity C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #19208 Meanings 1 noun The quality of being real, genuine, and true to its origin Experts confirmed the authenticity of the ancient painting. 2 noun The quality of being honest and true to your real self People admired the authenticity of her speech because she spoke from the heart. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being real,... genuinenesslegitimacy ↔ Opposites bogosityfakenessforgeryphoniness Word family Derived forms inauthenticitynonauthenticityunauthenticity Related forms authenticallyauthenticationauthenticismauthenticnessauthentification Etymology AI details From authentic + -ity. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # authenticity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 19208 ## Meanings 1. The quality of being real, genuine, and true to its origin 2. The quality of being honest and true to your real self ## Examples - Experts confirmed the authenticity of the ancient painting. - People admired the authenticity of her speech because she spoke from the heart. ## Antonyms - bogosity - fakeness - forgery - phoniness ## Derived Forms - inauthenticity - nonauthenticity - unauthenticity ## Related Forms - authentically - authentication - authenticism - authenticness - authentification ## Etymology From authentic + -ity. ## AI Etymology Authenticity is from authentic + -ity. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include the quality of being real, genuine, and true to its origin and the quality of being honest and true to your real self. The wider family includes derived forms such as inauthenticity, nonauthenticity, and unauthenticity and related words such as authentically, authentication, authenticism, authenticness, and authentification. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown