inauthentic

[in-aw-then-tik]

adjective

not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.

Origin of inauthentic

First recorded in 1855–60; in-³ + authentic

Related formsin·au·then·ti·cal·ly, adverbin·au·then·tic·i·ty

[in-aw-then-tis-i-tee, -thuh n-] /ˌɪn ɔ θɛnˈtɪs ɪ ti, -θən-/, noun

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Examples from the Web for inauthenticity

Contemporary Examples of inauthenticity

On the one hand, tests designed to prove that the text is a forgery failed to establish its inauthenticity.
The ‘Gospel of Jesus’s Wife’ is Still as Big a Mystery as Ever
Candida Moss
April 13, 2014
And it will just expose him to more charges of inauthenticity, which will be correct and will ring true.
Romney’s Worst Nightmare
Michael Tomasky
October 14, 2011
Now it is all twitter and branding and the dedicated cultivation of inauthenticity.
The Yin and Yang of Marilyn
Daphne Merkin
October 20, 2010

Historical Examples of inauthenticity

Loose reasoning can certainly not be taken as a mark of inauthenticity.
Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III)
Walter Richard Cassels

British Dictionary definitions for inauthenticity

inauthentic

adjective

not authentic; false

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Word Origin and History for inauthenticity

inauthentic

adj.

1783, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + authentic.