authenticity
/ɔːθɛnˈtɪsɪti
/noun [mass noun]
The quality of being authentic: the paper should have established the authenticity of the documents before publishing them...
- And just how do you check the authenticity of the author's claim to divine inspiration?
- From the point of view of the much vaunted historical authenticity, it should be interesting.
- It was all done with stunning authority and authenticity - it was a good production.
Synonyms
genuineness, originality;
rightfulness, legitimacy, legality, validity, bona fides
reliability, dependability, trustworthiness, truth, veracity, verity, faithfulness, fidelity, authoritativeness, credibility;
accuracy, factualness;
historicity
rare veridicality