inauthentic
/ˌɪnɔːˈθɛn.tɪk/US/ˌɪnɔˈθɛn.tɪk/
inauthentic adjective: not authentic or genuine; spurious.
Adjective
inauthentic (comparative more inauthentic, superlative most inauthentic)
- Not authentic or genuine; spurious.
- But only in recent years, experts say, have they begun routinely disenrolling Indians deemed inauthentic members of a group.2011 December 12, James Dao, “In California, Indian Tribes With Casino Money Cast Off Members”, in The New York Times
- Synonyms:
- unauthentic
inauthentic meaning in Bengali
inauthentic in Bengali
- প্রামাণিক, আসল নয়, জাল
Synonyms of inauthentic
Forms of inauthentic
| comparative | more inauthentic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most inauthentic |
Origin of inauthentic
From in- + authentic.
Words formed from inauthentic
Questions about inauthentic
- What does inauthentic mean?
- Inauthentic means not authentic or genuine; spurious.
- What is inauthentic in Bengali?
- Inauthentic in Bengali is প্রামাণিক, আসল নয়, জাল. See Inauthentic meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is inauthentic?
- Inauthentic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce inauthentic?
- Inauthentic is pronounced /ˌɪnɔːˈθɛn.tɪk/ (UK).
Words near inauthentic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: inauthentic (page history and authors); inauthentic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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