authentic
 au·then·tic (ô-thĕnʹtĭk)adj.
1. Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief:
an authentic account by an eyewitness.
2. Having a claimed and verifiable origin or authorship; not counterfeit or copied:
an authentic medieval sword.
3. Law. Executed with due process:
an authentic deed.
4. Music.
a. Of, relating to, or being a medieval mode having a range from its final tone to the octave above it.
b. Of, relating to, or being a cadence with the dominant chord immediately preceding the tonic chord.
5. Obsolete. Authoritative. [Middle English autentik, from Old French autentique, from Late Latin authenticus, from Greek authentikos, from authentēs, author.] au·thenʹti·cal·ly adv.
Synonyms: authentic, bona fide, genuine, real1, true, undoubted, unquestionable
These adjectives mean not counterfeit or copied: an authentic painting by Corot; a bona fide transfer of property; genuine crabmeat; a real diamond; true courage; undoubted evidence; an unquestionable antique.
Antonyms: counterfeit
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