Authenticity
the quality of being ; genuineness.
Contemporary Examples
I wanted there to be an authenticity in this to where people were really horrified by these events.
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Her search for authenticity gets her strip-searched, high on pot, and into bar fights, among other things.
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“Our vision is to create a world flowing with authenticity,” Secret writes.
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Her supporters are enthusiastic, buoyed mostly by what they see as her authenticity, a rare quality in a national candidate.
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A political activist who has previously published letters by prisoners has confirmed the authenticity of the letter.
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Historical Examples
If the letter was preserved the seal was kept attached to it in order to attest its authenticity.
The Private Life of the Romans Harold Whetstone Johnston
The very language of the original is proof for its authenticity.
Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome Apicius
The credit of suggesting this crushing argument against the authenticity of the letter belongs to Dr. Deiters.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3) Alexander Wheelock Thayer
I suppose so, but we had reasons for doubting their authenticity.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
The author of Supernatural Religion has made a point of this reading in arguing against the authenticity of the fourth Gospel.
Tent Work in Palestine Claude Reignier Conder
n.
1760; see authentic + -ity. Earlier form was authentity (1650s).
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