Definitions for authentic
ɔˈθɛn tɪkau·then·tic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 4 votes

1. authentic, reliableadjective

   conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief

   "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information"

2. authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritableadjective

   not counterfeit or copied

   "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.8 / 5 votes

1. authenticadjective

   Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.

   The experts confirmed it was an authentic signature.

2. authenticadjective

   Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.

   The report was completely authentic.

3. authenticadjective

   Having authority.

4. Etymology: From αὐθεντικός.

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1. authentic

   Authentic refers to something that is genuine, real, original or not a copy or imitation. It can also refer to a person being true to their own personality, spirit, or character. Something or someone is authentic when it is in accordance with the facts and can be verified or trusted.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Authenticnoun

   having a genuine original or authority, in opposition to that which is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or apocryphal; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of doubtful origin; real; as, an authentic paper or register

2. Authenticnoun

   authoritative

3. Authenticnoun

   of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; as, an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information

4. Authenticnoun

   vested with all due formalities, and legally attested

5. Authenticnoun

   having as immediate relation to the tonic, in distinction from plagal, which has a correspondent relation to the dominant in the octave below the tonic

6. Authenticnoun

   an original (book or document)

FreebaseRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Authentic

   Authentic is an album released by Chris Tomlin in 1998.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Authentic

   -al, aw-thent′ik, -al, adj. real: genuine, as opposed to counterfeit, apocryphal: original: true: entitled to acceptance, of established credibility. A distinction is sometimes made between authentic and genuine—the former, that the writing is trustworthy, as setting forth real facts; the latter, that we have it as it left its author's hands—an authentic history: a genuine text.—adv. Authent′ically. [Fr. and L. from Gr. authentēs, one who does anything with his own hand—autos, self.]

How to pronounce authentic?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of authentic in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of authentic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of authentic in a Sentence

1. Lis Smith:

   These tactics work because they're authentic to Joe Biden, it doesn't come across as pandering. Joe Biden's doing it in a way that is authentic to Joe Biden and that is authentic to Joe Biden campaign, and that's why I think it's so powerful.

2. Claire Huchet Bishop:

   Authentic Christianity never destroys what is good. It makes it grow, transfigures it, and enriches itself from it.

3. Martin Heidegger:

   For authentic living what is needed is the resolute confrontation of death.

4. Umberto Eco:

   There is a constant in the average American imagination and taste, for which the past must be preserved and celebrated in full-scale authentic copy; a philosophy of immortality as duplication. It dominates the relation with the self, with the past, not infrequently with the present, always with History and, even, with the European tradition.

5. Loren Weisman:

   Mostly authentic is impossible. You are authentic or you are not.

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