inauthenticity
|in-au-then-tic-i-ty|
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/ˌɪnəθɛnˈtɪsɪti/
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/ˌɪnɔːθɛnˈtɪsɪti/
not genuine / lack of authenticity
Etymology
'inauthenticity' is formed in modern English from the negative prefix 'in-' + 'authenticity' (the noun form of 'authentic').
'authentic' comes from Late Latin 'authenticus', from Greek 'authentikós' (from 'authéntēs' meaning 'author, doer, or one acting on one's own authority'). 'Authenticity' developed from 'authentic' with the noun-forming suffix '-ity', and 'inauthenticity' was formed by adding the negative prefix 'in-'.
Initially related to authority or being an original source (in Greek usage), it came to mean 'genuine' in English; 'inauthenticity' therefore denotes the absence of that genuineness.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the state or quality of not being genuine; falseness or lack of authenticity.
The museum refused to display the painting after tests confirmed its inauthenticity.
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Noun 2
lack of sincerity or genuineness in behavior or presentation (not being true to oneself).
Viewers criticized the actor's performance for its inauthenticity and forced manner.
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