transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈthen-tik, ȯ- ]
adjective
Etymology: 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: 14th century
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 documents
an authentic cockney accent
4.
a. of a church mode : ranging upward from the keynote — compare plagal 1
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:
authentic , 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