authenticity

== English == === Etymology === From authentic +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === (US, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/, /ɑθənˈtɪsɪti/, [ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪɾi], [ɑθənˈtɪsɪɾi] === Noun === authenticity (usually uncountable, plural authenticities) The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed. (obsolete) The quality of being authentic (of established authority). ==== Synonyms ==== (quality of being genuine): genuineness ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “quality of not being genuine”): phoniness; forgery; fakeness; bogosity ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== authentically authentication authenticism authenticness (archaic) authentification ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== authenticity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia