How do you pronounce authentic?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/.

Where does authentic come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

authentic

/ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: au-then-tic
IPA: /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/

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Meaning

adj

Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.

adj

Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.

adj

Designating a mode having the final as the lowest note.

adj

Designating a cadence in which the dominant chord precedes the tonic.

adj

Authoritative.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The experts confirmed it was an authentic signature."
"an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information"
"The report was completely authentic."
"[T]here they find Ignatius, and then they beleeve him not for his ovvn Authority, but for a truths ſake, vvhich they derive from elſ vvhere: to vvhat end then ſhould they cite him as authentick for Epiſcopacie, vvhen they cannot knovv vvhat is authentick in him, but by the judgement vvhich they brought vvith them, and not by any judgement vvhich they might ſafely learne from him."

Etymology

From Middle English authentik, from Old French autentique, from Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός (authentikós, “authentic, genuine”), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “perpetrator, murderer, absolute ruler”). Doublet of effendi.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: authentik, autentique, authenticus, αὐθεντικός, αὐθέντης

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/
British English: /ɒˈθɛn.tɪk/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more authentic (comparative) most authentic (superlative) authentical (alternative) authentick (alternative) authenticke (alternative) authentique (alternative)

Derived Forms

authentically authenticate authentication authenticism authenticist authenticity authenticize authenticly authenticness fauxthentic hyperauthentic superauthentic

Phrases

authentic assessment authentic cadence authentic learning

Synonyms

genuine real bonafide bona fide unfaked reliable trustworthy credible

Antonyms

non-authentic nonauthentic phony fake ingenuine inauthentic unauthentic

Rhymes With

unauthentic