noun · academic
authenticity
UK/ˌɔːθenˈtɪsəti/US/ˌɔːθɛnˈtɪsəti/au·then·TIC·i·ty
Band 7+task2speaking
the quality of being genuine or real
Examples
“Scholars often debate the authenticity of ancient manuscripts.”
“Viewers questioned the authenticity of the eyewitness account.”
“Restaurants try to preserve authenticity in traditional recipes.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before citing the memoir, I checked archival records to confirm its authenticity.”
Collocations
- question the authenticity
- verify authenticity
- preserve authenticity
Word family
authentic (adj) adjectiveauthenticate (verb) verbauthentically (adv) adverb
Common mistakes
many authenticities→much authenticity
This text is authenticity→This text is authentic / The authenticity of this text is doubtful
Say it for a higher band
5realness→6genuineness→7+authenticity
Synonyms
genuineness
Easily confused
credibility
“Journalists must maintain credibility with accurate reporting.”
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