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1. authentic
adjective. ['əˈθɛntɪk, ɔˈθɛntɪk, ɔˈθɛnɪk, əˈθɛnɪk'] conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief.
Antonyms
Etymology
- αὐθεντικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
Rhymes with Authentic
- hallucinogenic
- carcinogenic
- anthropogenic
- transgenic
- schizophrenic
- calisthenic
- telegenic
- psychogenic
- photogenic
- pathogenic
- orogenic
- splenic
- hellenic
- eugenic
- krenik
- krenek
- brennecke
- vennick
- rennick
- renick
- pennick
- penick
- jaenicke
- hennick
- henneke
- fenech
- denike
- deneke
- bennick
How do you pronounce authentic?
Pronounce authentic as əˈθɛnɪk.
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Sentences with authentic
1. Adjective
Shankle notes that people tend to respond better to you when you're truly authentic.
Quotes about authentic
1. When I am finishing a picture, I hold some God-made object up to it - a rock, a flower, the branch of a tree or my hand - as a final test. If the painting stands up beside a thing man cannot make, the painting is authentic. If there's a clash between the two, it's bad art.
- Marc Chagall
2. There's something very authentic about humor, when you think about it. Anybody can pretend to be serious. But you can't pretend to be funny.
- Billy Collins
3. Being a survivor doesn't mean being strong - it's telling people when you need a meal or a ride, company, whatever. It's paying attention to heart wisdom, feelings, not living a role, but having a unique, authentic life, having something to contribute, finding time to love and laugh. All these things are qualities of survivors.
- Bernie Siegel
