Definitions for authentic

authentic au·then·tic

Spelling: [aw-then-tik]
IPA: /ɔˈθɛn tɪk/

Authentic is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 359 anagrams from letters in authentic (acehinttu).

Definitions for authentic

adjective

  1. not false or copied; genuine; real:
  2. having an origin supported by unquestionable evidence; authenticated; verified:
  3. representing one’s true nature or beliefs; true to oneself or to the person identified:
  4. entitled to acceptance or belief because of agreement with known facts or experience; reliable; trustworthy:
  5. Law. executed with all due formalities:
  6. Music. (of a church mode) having a range extending from the final to the octave above. Compare plagal. (of a cadence) consisting of a dominant harmony followed by a tonic.
  7. Obsolete. authoritative.

Origin of authentic

1300-50; Late Latin authenticus “coming from the author, genuine” (also in the neuter, a noun “original document, the original”) Greek authentikós “original, primary, at first hand,” equivale

Examples for authentic

My information is authentic, for I had a casual acquaintance with him in England.

There are no authentic portraits of him, though hundreds have been printed.

Because there are a whole bunch of different ways for African American men to be authentic.

If you happen to be unacquainted with its authentic history, so much the better.

Only one authentic portrait of Columbus is known to have been painted.

“All the background extras are real soldiers, and the vehicles, guns, everything are authentic,” says Monaghan.

He often receives inquiries from sellers eager to verify that their items are authentic.

Ours is a bit messier, but every bit as authentic as far as period recreations.

Want an authentic dinner with a local on your next vacation abroad, far from the overpriced tourist traps?

The progress of his writings is also the history of his life; we have no other authentic life of him.

Word Value for authentic
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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