authenticness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɔˈθɛntɪknəs/ UK /ɔːˈθɛntɪknəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being genuine or authentic Collectors prized the manuscript for its undisputed authenticness. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... authenticitygenuinenesslegitimacyrealnesssincerity ↔ Opposites falsenessspuriousnessfakeness Word family Related forms authenticauthenticityauthenticallyauthenticate Etymology AI details From authentic + -ness. Authentic comes via Old French and Late Latin from Ancient Greek authentikos ('genuine'). authentikos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # authenticness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɔˈθɛntɪknəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ɔːˈθɛntɪknəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being genuine or authentic ## Examples - Collectors prized the manuscript for its undisputed authenticness. ## Synonyms - authenticity - genuineness - legitimacy - realness - sincerity ## Antonyms - falseness - spuriousness - fakeness ## Related Forms - authentic - authenticity - authentically - authenticate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: authentikos ## Etymology From authentic + -ness. Authentic comes via Old French and Late Latin from Ancient Greek authentikos ('genuine'). ## AI Etymology authenticness comes from authentic + -ness. Authentic comes via Old French and Late Latin from Ancient Greek authentikos ('genuine'). Morphologically, the word is transparent: -ness is attached to the older base named in the history, so the modern form packages an inherited or borrowed stem inside a later English derivative. In modern use, the noun sense is "the quality of being genuine or authentic", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as authentic, authenticity, authentically, authenticate, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Ancient Greek authentikos, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown