authentic
218
3.8
- adjective
- /ɔːˈθɛntɪk/
:
auténtico
- They offered only one thing, authentic truth and stability.
- an authentic experience
- more authentic
- an authentic way
And it's the most authentic slice of life.
- And it's the most authentic slice of life.
- Teaching yourself to shut your authentic self off around them.
- Well, you build trust by being authentic, being you, just be you.
- And then I went to a candy store and got some authentic Chinese candy.
- Your music today feels like the most genuine and authentic art you've ever created.
- I start to be a less authentic version of myself.
- What, what has been your process staying authentic and true to those passions and gifts?
- They feel like I'm too authentic, too genuine.
- Successful would mean to me being authentic to yourself and happy.
- Now, the second part of it was be authentic, because here's the thing.
Examples
-
The restaurant serves authentic Italian cuisine, made with traditional recipes.
-
Well, you build trust by being authentic, being you, just be you.
-
Successful would mean to me being authentic to yourself and happy.
-
I think it's really about finding your authentic self, whatever that is.
-
I woke up with so much energy that I took a walk and I thought I would make an authentic New York breakfast.
-
Your music today feels like the most genuine and authentic art you've ever created.
-
On the white walls of the hut, they projected authentic film of African dances.
Fiction book (1994) -
Students take the authentic U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services test rather than a teacher-produced test.
Academic text (2011) -
Man, I'm telling you all these were authentic Mexican corn tortillas.
-
Well, it looks authentic.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Happening in real life, not imagined
993
1.0
Recognized as real, for example an owner or heir
203
2.0
Real and not fake, for example about art or goods
132
7.7
Real and legal, for example a job or website
37
7.4
Being really true or real to make a description stronger
25
5.9
Being real and honest, not fake
18
5.8
Looks proper and allowed because it follows rules or standards
6
7.7
Real and not fake
1
2.8
Completely real and not fake
1
4.4
Clearly real, not fake
1
9.9
Real and not fake
Real and not a copy made to look like the original
Real and honest, not false
Still in its original state and not changed or forged
Shown to be real by official checks
Antonyms
Compounds
How Authentic
Surface Forms
Morphology
authentic = authent + ic
The adjective-forming suffix '-ic' is present, but the root 'authent' is a Greek combining form (not a standalone English word), so learners cannot transparently derive the meaning from familiar English base words.
Etymology
Authentic comes from the Greek root authent-, linked to autos meaning 'self', the same idea you see in auto- as in automatic or autograph. At first it meant something made or done by the real person or master, so authentic now means 'real' or 'genuine'.