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Authenticity vs Fairness - What's the difference?

authenticity | fairness |

As nouns the difference between authenticity and fairness

is that authenticity is the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original while fairness is the property of being fair or equitable.

authenticity

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original.
    • I hereby certify the authenticity of this copy.
  • Truthfulness of origins, attributions, commitments, sincerity, and intentions.
    • The authenticity of this painting is questionable.
  • (obsolete) The quality of being authentic (of established authority).

    • Synonyms

    * (quality of being genuine) genuineness

    Antonyms

    * (quality of not being genuine) phoniness; forgery; fakeness; bogosity

    Related terms

    * authentically * authenticism

    See also

    * (wikipedia "authenticity")

    fairness

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia fairness)
  • The property of being fair or equitable.
    • In fairness , I should have asked before I borrowed your car.
  • The property of being fair or beautiful.

    • Anagrams

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