Authentic
[ɔː'θentɪk] or [ɔ'θɛntɪk]
Definition
(adj.) not counterfeit or copied; 'an authentic signature'; 'a bona fide manuscript'; 'an unquestionable antique'; 'photographs taken in a veritable bull ring' .
(adj.) conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; 'an authentic account by an eyewitness'; 'reliable information' .
Checker: Presley--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Having a genuine original or authority, in opposition to that which is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or apocryphal; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of doubtful origin; real; as, an authentic paper or register.
(n.) Authoritative.
(n.) Of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; as, an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information.
(n.) Vested with all due formalities, and legally attested.
(n.) Having as immediate relation to the tonic, in distinction from plagal, which has a correspondent relation to the dominant in the octave below the tonic.
(n.) An original (book or document).
Inputed by Allen
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Genuine, real, true, veritable, pure, uncorrupted, unadulterated, not false, not spurious, not fictitious, not apocryphal, what it purports to be.[2]. Trustworthy, RELIABLE, authoritative, of approved authority, to be depended on, worthy of belief.
Checked by Dylan
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Genuine, veritable, reliable, real, original, trustworthy, not spurious, true,legitimate, certain, accepted, current, received
ANT:Unreliable, spurious, false, apocryphal, disputed, exploded, rejected,counterfeit, unfounded, unauthorized, baseless, fabulous, fictitious
Inputed by Bobbie
Definition
adj. real: genuine as opposed to counterfeit apocryphal: original: true: entitled to acceptance of established credibility. A distinction is sometimes made between authentic and genuine—the former that the writing is trustworthy as setting forth real facts; the latter that we have it as it left its author's hands—an authentic history: a genuine text.—adv. Authent′ically.
Typist: Ora
Examples
- A more authentic tradition, aided by the geography of the country, places the pit in Dothan, some two days' journey from here. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This critic concludes with a gentle rebuke to the inventor for ill-timed jesting, and a suggestion to furnish AUTHENTIC information! Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The account of the French taxes, which takes up three volumes in quarto, may be regarded as perfectly authentic. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- We have what are almost certainly the authentic heads of his discourse to the five disciples which embodies his essential doctrine. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Mr. Edison has built a very interesting machine, and he has the opportunity of making a valuable contribution to the electrical arts by furnishing authentic accounts of its capabilities. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- That Prometheus stole fire from heaven to give it to man is perhaps as authentic an account of the invention of fire as has been given. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Perdita's name was for ever joined with his; their conjugal felicity was celebrated even by the authentic testimony of facts. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- PRIOR to this, no complete, authentic, and authorized record of the work of Mr. Edison, during an active life, has been given to the world. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- But such teaching is not so much an ethical use of history as it is an effort to create moral impressions by means of more or less authentic material. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- I have not been able to find any such authentic records concerning the price of raw hides in ancient times. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- And this authentic missive was despatched under cover to Miss Briggs. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- No--but--many of his friends may ask me, and I wish to be able to give an authentic answer. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Typist: Nadine