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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] autentik, from Anglo-French, from Late [[Latin]] authenticus, from [[Greek]] authentikos, from authentēs perpetrator, master, from aut- + -hentēs (akin to Greek anyein to accomplish, [[Sanskrit]] sanoti he gains)
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 obsolete : [[authoritative]]
*2 a : [[worthy]] of [[acceptance]] or [[belief]] as conforming to or based on [[fact]] <paints an authentic picture of our [[society]]>
:b : conforming to an [[original]] so as to reproduce essential features <an authentic reproduction of a colonial farmhouse>
:c : made or done the same way as an original <authentic Mexican fare>
*3 : not false or imitation : real, [[actual]] <based on authentic [[document]]s> <an authentic cockney accent>
*4 a of a church mode : ranging upward from the keynote — compare plagal b of a cadence : progressing from the dominant chord to the tonic — compare plagal 2
*5 : true to one's own personality, spirit, or character
*au·then·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
*au·then·tic·i·ty \ˌȯ-ˌthen-ˈti-sə-tē, -thən-\ noun
==Synonyms==
genuine, bona fide mean being actually and exactly what is claimed. authentic implies being fully trustworthy as according with fact <an authentic account of the perilous [[journey]]>; it can also stress painstaking or faithful imitation of an [[original]] <an authentic reproduction> <authentic Vietnamese cuisine>. genuine implies actual [[character]] not counterfeited, imitated, or adulterated <genuine piety> <genuine maple syrup>; it also connotes definite origin from a source <a genuine Mark Twain autograph>. bona fide implies good [[faith]] and [[sincerity]] of [[intention]] <a bona fide offer for the stock>.
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] autentik, from Anglo-French, from Late [[Latin]] authenticus, from [[Greek]] authentikos, from authentēs perpetrator, master, from aut- + -hentēs (akin to Greek anyein to accomplish, [[Sanskrit]] sanoti he gains)
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 obsolete : [[authoritative]]
*2 a : [[worthy]] of [[acceptance]] or [[belief]] as conforming to or based on [[fact]] <paints an authentic picture of our [[society]]>
:b : conforming to an [[original]] so as to reproduce essential features <an authentic reproduction of a colonial farmhouse>
:c : made or done the same way as an original <authentic Mexican fare>
*3 : not false or imitation : real, [[actual]] <based on authentic [[document]]s> <an authentic cockney accent>
*4 a of a church mode : ranging upward from the keynote — compare plagal b of a cadence : progressing from the dominant chord to the tonic — compare plagal 2
*5 : true to one's own personality, spirit, or character
*au·then·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
*au·then·tic·i·ty \ˌȯ-ˌthen-ˈti-sə-tē, -thən-\ noun
==Synonyms==
genuine, bona fide mean being actually and exactly what is claimed. authentic implies being fully trustworthy as according with fact <an authentic account of the perilous [[journey]]>; it can also stress painstaking or faithful imitation of an [[original]] <an authentic reproduction> <authentic Vietnamese cuisine>. genuine implies actual [[character]] not counterfeited, imitated, or adulterated <genuine piety> <genuine maple syrup>; it also connotes definite origin from a source <a genuine Mark Twain autograph>. bona fide implies good [[faith]] and [[sincerity]] of [[intention]] <a bona fide offer for the stock>.
[[Category: General Reference]]