Adjective
- 1. authentic, reliable, trustworthy (vs. untrustworthy), trusty
- usage: conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information"
- 2. authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritable, genuine (vs. counterfeit), echt
- usage: not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"
WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University.
All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of authentic (Dictionary)