authenticity
/ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "I hereby certify the authenticity of this copy."
- "The authenticity of this painting is questionable."
- "This is the dim path where […] a legitimate candidate of the working class will be hammered over and over in an authenticity battle with a campaign that weekly releases some “How do you do, fellow kids?” embarrassment and whose Instagram manager is a woman with her own HBO series."
- "Urban Dictionary records at least 66 of the terms found by the present research, but as this dictionary liberally accepts words, definitions, and sample sentences based solely on the say-so of contributors, in the absence of corroboration from other sources the authenticity of some entries must remain dubious."
Etymology
Etymology tree English authentic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English authenticity From authentic + -ity.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/