Synonyms for authentic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : aw-then-tik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɔˈθɛn tɪk |
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Définition of authentic
Origin :- mid-14c., "authoritative," from Old French autentique (13c., Modern French authentique) "authentic; canonical," and directly from Medieval Latin authenticus, from Greek authentikos "original, genuine, principal," from authentes "one acting on one's own authority," from autos "self" (see auto-) + hentes "doer, being," from PIE *sene- "to accomplish, achieve." Sense of "entitled to acceptance as factual" is first recorded mid-14c.
- Traditionally (at least since the 18c.), authentic implies that the contents of the thing in question correspond to the facts and are not fictitious; genuine implies that the reputed author is the real one; though this distinction is not etymological and is not always now recognized.
- adj real, genuine
- If you happen to be unacquainted with its authentic history, so much the better.
- Extract from : « Other Tales and Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- My information is authentic, for I had a casual acquaintance with him in England.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- Only one authentic portrait of Columbus is known to have been painted.
- Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
- There are no authentic portraits of him, though hundreds have been printed.
- Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
- The progress of his writings is also the history of his life; we have no other authentic life of him.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- This is all we have that is certain and authentic on the subject of Simon the magician.
- Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet
- They are additions to the stock of authentic Apician recipes.
- Extract from : « Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome » by Apicius
- Here, it must be remembered, there is no authentic original at all.
- Extract from : « Sir Walter Scott » by George Saintsbury
- Of course, sir; the letter had some details which proved it to be authentic.
- Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
- Here, too, is a portrait of him, which is alleged to be authentic.
- Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever
Antonyms for authentic
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