authenticity

Noun

Meaning

The quality of being authentic or of established authority for truth and correctness.

Genuineness; the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

genuineness legitimacy accuracy reliability credibility originality honesty truth validity veracity realness truthfulness trustworthiness fidelity certain
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Antonyms

abracadabra wile bluff simile hocus-pocus buncombe
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Hypernyms

credibility believability credibleness

Hyponyms

real thing real McCoy real stuff

Related terms

archaic authentically authentication authentification authenticness authenticism

Phrases with the word

personal authenticity ring of authenticity

Examples

We need to find the courage to say NO to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity. Barbara De Angelis

It would be absurd for me or any other editor to review the authenticity or accuracy of stories that are nominated for prizes. Bob Woodward

If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief. Brené Brown

There is a division within the neo-conservative movement, which is, by the way, one of the tests of its authenticity as a tendency. I would say I was a supporter of Paul Wolfowitz. Christopher Hitchens

Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen. Brené Brown

Nobody really thinks who does not abstract from that which is given, who does not relate the facts to the factors which have made them, who does not - in his mind - undo the facts. Abstractness is the very life of thought, the token of its authenticity. Herbert Marcuse

Close letter words and terms

authenticator authenticism authenticist authenticization authenticize authentick