Standard Lemma guide

authentically

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: AO2 TH EH1 N T IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: AO2 TH EH1 N IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an authentic manner; genuinely

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

genuinely; with authority

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it is authentically British

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genuinely

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English authentic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English authentically From authentic + -ally.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: autènticament — in an authentic manner
  • Finnish: autenttisesti — in an authentic manner
  • French: authentiquement — in an authentic manner
  • Galician: autenticamente — in an authentic manner
  • Italian: autenticamente — in an authentic manner
  • Polish: autentycznie — in an authentic manner
  • Portuguese: autenticamente — in an authentic manner
  • Spanish: auténticamente — in an authentic manner