Authenticity vs Authentic - What's the difference?
authenticity | authentic |
The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original.
Truthfulness of origins, attributions, commitments, sincerity, and intentions.
(obsolete) The quality of being authentic (of established authority).
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
(music, of a Gregorian mode) Having the final as the lowest note of the mode.
(obsolete) authoritative
Authentic is a derived term of authenticity.
In obsolete terms the difference between authenticity and authentic
is that authenticity is the quality of being authentic (of established authority) while authentic is authoritative.As a noun authenticity
is the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original.As an adjective authentic is
of the same origin as claimed; genuine.authenticity
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Noun
(en-noun)- I hereby certify the authenticity of this copy.
- The authenticity of this painting is questionable.
Synonyms
* (quality of being genuine) genuinenessAntonyms
* (quality of not being genuine) phoniness; forgery; fakeness; bogositySee also
* (wikipedia "authenticity")authentic
English
Alternative forms
* authentical, authentick, authenticke, authentique (all archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)- The experts confirmed it was an authentic signature.
- The report was completely authentic .
- an authentic''' writer; an '''authentic''' portrait; '''authentic information
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