unauthenticity
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9.1
- noun
- /ˌʌnəˈθɛntɪsɪti/
- Many scholars debate the unauthenticity of historical documents that claim to be original yet lack proper provenance.
- authenticity and unauthenticity
Examples
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That authenticity/unauthenticity is a function of "the presence and absence of intellectual, moral, and religious conversion." (n87)
Academic text (2010) -
In each shift as it has been enacted in the history of the Church since the council, there are elements of authenticity and unauthenticity that require a dialectical analysis; and in each case, it seems to me that the orientation of the shift initiated by the council is authentic, just as the unauthentic overshoot was a relatively predictable outcome in the short term.
Academic text (2010) -
He raises the problem not only of the unauthenticity of the individual but also of the tradition itself.
Academic text (2010) -
"Authenticity and progress are indivisible, as well as their opposite, unauthenticity and decline.
Academic text (2002) -
When the tradition itself is unauthentic, one may find that one can do no more than authentically realize unauthenticity.
Academic text (2010) -
I've added (thank you, Spanx), the more layers of unauthenticity.
Blog text (10) -
Thus there arises the notion of existence, which, in its turn, may be authentic or inauthentic: "There is the minor authenticity or unauthenticity of the subject with respect to the tradition that nourishes him."
Academic text (2010) -
Newman demonstrates not only the legitimacy and complexity of the processes of historical development but also the importance of shifting our focus to the question of authenticity/unauthenticity (though couched in the language of genuineness).
Academic text (2010) -
The artist's work was criticized for its unauthenticity, as many believed it did not reflect his true style.
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The unauthenticity of the branded merchandise became evident when customers discovered its poor quality.
Synonyms
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7.2
The quality of seeming false and not sincere
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7.9
The state of not being real or true
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6.6
A state in which something is not real or genuine
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8.8
The state of being not real or true
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8.4
A false, not sincere way of speaking or behaving that hides true feelings
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7.9
The state of being fake and trying to trick people
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9.9
A quality of being fake and made to seem real
A way of acting or speaking that does not feel sincere
Antonyms
How Authentic
Surface Forms
Morphology
unauthenticity = unauthentic (transparent) = un + authentic + ity
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ity' to the adjective 'unauthentic', a regular derivation.
Etymology
Unauthenticity breaks into un- ('not') and authentic ('real' or 'genuine'). So unauthenticity is the state or quality of being 'not real', which is why we use it when something seems fake.