French word

authenticité

Pronunciation

IPA/otɑ̃tisite/

Meaning

  • feminine nounauthenticity

Example

Il cherche l'authenticité dans ses voyages.

He seeks authenticity in his travels.

Illustration for authenticité (authenticity)

More examples

Cette auberge mise sur l'authenticité de sa cuisine.

This inn relies on the authenticity of its cuisine.

Core concept

The quality of being recognizably genuine rather than manufactured, copied, or insincerely presented.

Common phrases

  • chercher l'authenticité

    seek authenticity

  • préserver l'authenticité

    preserve authenticity

Similar words

vérité: Agreement with facts or reality.
sincérité: Honesty in feelings and words, without deceit or pretence.

Definition in French

Qualité ou caractère de ce qui est authentique, c'est-à-dire fidèle à l'original ou sincère dans son expression.

Word origin

The noun authenticité derives from French authentique with the abstract suffix -ité, while authentique ultimately comes from Greek authentikos through Latin.

Usage tips

  • With a source or object, authenticité commonly takes de, as in l'authenticité d'un document or l'authenticité d'une tradition.

Opposites

  • faussetéfalsenessnoun
  • supercheriedeceptionnoun

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