authenticity
/ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/
authenticity noun: the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.
Noun
authenticity (usually uncountable, plural authenticities)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- genuineness
- The quality of being authentic (of established authority).
authenticity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
authenticity in Hindi
- the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original
- प्रामाणिकता prāmāṇiktā
authenticity in Tamil
- நம்பத்தக்க நிலை, சான்றுறுதி
authenticity in Marathi
- प्रामाणिकता
authenticity in Urdu
- authenticity
- صداقت sadāqat
More languagesFewer languages
- authenticity in Bengali
- সত্যতা, প্রামাণিকতা, খাঁটি ভাব, বিশ্বস্ততা ও নির্ভরযোগ্যতা
- authenticity in Telugu
- ప్రామాణికత
- authenticity in Malayalam
- ആധികാരികത ādhikārikata
- authenticity in Punjabi
- ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣ pramāṇ
- authenticity in Odia
- ପ୍ରାମାଣିକତା
- authenticity in Nepali
- प्रामाणिकता, प्रमाणिकता
- authenticity in Indonesian
- autentisitas
Examples of authenticity in a sentence
- The letter lacked a ring of authenticity that would settle her doubts.
- Authenticity has become a catch-all word used to describe anything from truthfulness to genuineness or accuracy.
- The future is more newly arrived college grads and tourists in some fruitless search for authenticity.
Synonyms of authenticity
Antonyms
Forms of authenticity
| plural | authenticities |
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Origin of authenticity
From authentic + -ity.
Words formed from authenticity
Questions about authenticity
- What does authenticity mean?
- Authenticity means the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.
- What is authenticity in Hindi?
- Authenticity in Hindi is प्रामाणिकता (prāmāṇiktā). See Authenticity meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is authenticity?
- Authenticity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce authenticity?
- Authenticity is pronounced /ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/ (US).
- What is the plural of authenticity?
- The plural of authenticity is authenticities.
Words near authenticity in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: authenticity (page history and authors); authenticity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); authenticity (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); صداقت (Urdu) (page history and authors); authenticity (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); authenticity (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); authenticity (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); authenticity (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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