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Meaning of authentic

- Having a genuine original or authority, in opposition to that which is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or apocryphal; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of doubtful origin; real; as, an authentic paper or register.
- Authoritative.
- Of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; as, an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information.
- Vested with all due formalities, and legally attested.
- Having as immediate relation to the tonic, in distinction from plagal, which has a correspondent relation to the dominant in the octave below the tonic.
- An original (book or document).

Crossword clue for authentic

- A cute, thin model looks genuine
- Genuine
- Of genuine origin
- Real
- Realistic
- True