authenticity

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Etymology

From authentic + -ity.

Pronunciation

• (America, caught-cot) IPA: /ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/, /ɑθənˈtɪsɪti/, [ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪɾi], [ɑθənˈtɪsɪɾi]

Noun

authenticity (uncountable)

1. 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.

2. (obsolete) The quality of being authentic (of established authority).

Synonyms

• (quality of being genuine) genuineness

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “quality of not being genuine”): phoniness; forgery; fakeness; bogosity

Related terms

• authentically
• authentication
• authenticism
• authenticness (archaic)
• authentification

Translations

• French: authenticité
• German: Authentizität
• Italian: autenticità
• Portuguese: autenticidade
• Russian: по́длинность
• Spanish: autenticidad

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