Synonyms for authenticity
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.
I hereby certify the authenticity of this copy.
Related words
- Word family
- authentically authentication authentification
- Phrases
- ring of authenticity
Forms
- Plural
- authenticities → genuinenesses, legitimacies, realities…
Example sentences
- legitimacy I don't accept the legitimacy of this government.
- trustworthiness My distress stems from your lack of trustworthiness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| authenticity | rising | |
| legitimacy | rising | |
| genuineness | falling | |
| legitimateness | steady | |
| trustworthiness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- reality4
- 10 letters
- legitimacy5
- 11 letters
- genuineness4
- 14 letters
- legitimateness
- 15 letters
- trustworthiness4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reality4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- authenticité
- Italiano
- autenticità
- Deutsch
- Authentizität