As nouns the difference between realness and authenticity
is that
realness is the state of being real; reality while
authenticity is the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original.
realness English
Noun
(-)
The state of being real; reality.
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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
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