Authentic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief

not counterfeit or copied

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪseɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɔːθˈɛntɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɔːθˈɛntɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪseɪt/.

Examples

an authentic account by an eyewitness
reliable information
an authentic signature

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bona fide unquestionable veritable reliable

Parts of Speech

adjective	conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief “an authentic account by an eyewitness”
adjective	not counterfeit or copied “an authentic signature”

Word Forms

authenticity	noun	undisputed credibility
reliableness	noun	the quality of being dependable or reliable
reliability	noun	the quality of being dependable or reliable
unquestionableness	noun	the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

authentisch

den Tatsachen entsprechend und daher glaubwürdig

🇫🇷French

authentique

conforme aux faits et donc digne de foi

🇪🇸Spanish

auténtico

conforme a los hechos y por lo tanto digno de fe

🇮🇹Italian

autentico

conforme ai fatti e quindi degno di fede

🇳🇱Dutch

authentiek

in overeenstemming met de feiten en daarom het geloven waard

🇵🇹Portuguese

autêntico

em conformidade com os fatos e, portanto, digno de crença

🇷🇺Russian

аутентичный

соответствует действительности и поэтому заслуживает веры

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रामाणिक

तथ्य के अनुरूप है और इसलिए विश्वास के योग्य है

🇧🇩Bengali

খাঁটি

সত্যের সাথে সঙ্গতিপূর্ণ এবং তাই বিশ্বাসের যোগ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

உண்மையான

உண்மைக்கு இணங்குகிறது மற்றும் எனவே நம்பிக்கைக்கு தகுதியானது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రామాణికమైన

వాస్తవానికి అనుగుణంగా ఉంటుంది మరియు అందువల్ల నమ్మకానికి అర్హమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्सल

वस्तुस्थितीशी सुसंगत आणि म्हणून विश्वासास पात्र

🇮🇳Gujarati

અધિકૃત

હકીકતને અનુરૂપ અને તેથી માન્યતાને લાયક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧಿಕೃತ

ವಾಸ್ತವಕ್ಕೆ ಅನುಗುಣವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ನಂಬಿಕೆಗೆ ಯೋಗ್ಯವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആധികാരികമായ

വസ്തുതയുമായി പൊരുത്തപ്പെടുന്നതും അതിനാൽ വിശ്വാസത്തിന് യോഗ്യവുമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣਿਕ

ਤੱਥ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਅਤੇ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

مستند

حقیقت کے مطابق اور اس لیے یقین کے لائق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

真正的

符合事实，因此值得相信

🇯🇵Japanese

本物

事実と一致しており、したがって信じるに値する

🇰🇷Korean

진본인

사실에 부합하므로 믿을 만한 가치가 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thật

phù hợp với thực tế và do đó đáng tin cậy

🇹🇭Thai

แท้

เป็นไปตามข้อเท็จจริงจึงสมควรแก่การเชื่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

autentik

sesuai dengan fakta dan karena itu layak dipercaya

🇵🇭Filipino

tunay

umaayon sa katotohanan at samakatuwid ay karapat-dapat paniwalaan

🇲🇾Malay

sahih

menepati fakta dan oleh itu patut dipercayai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أصلي

مطابقة للحقيقة وبالتالي تستحق الاعتقاد

🇮🇷Persian

معتبر

مطابق با واقعیت و در نتیجه شایسته باور است

🇹🇷Turkish

otantik

gerçeğe uygun ve dolayısıyla inanılmaya değer

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוֹתֶנְטִי

תואם את העובדה ולכן ראוי לאמונה

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