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authentic
CEFRC1
/ɒˈθɛn.tɪk/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Real, genuine, and not copied or falsely presented.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailConforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
Examples
I don't know if the painting is authentic.
Many authentic nobles did not have a nobiliary particle in their names.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsDesignating a mode having the final as the lowest note.
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
Designating a cadence in which the dominant chord precedes the tonic.
More examples
In contextHis cordiality may not be authentic.
The experts confirmed it was an authentic signature.
an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information
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Origin
adjective
From Middle English authentik, from Old French autentique, from Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός (authentikós, “authentic, genuine”), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “perpetrator, murderer, absolute ruler”). Doublet of effendi.