Authentic vs. Veracious — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Authentic and Veracious
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Authentic
Of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine
The letter is now accepted as an authentic document
Veracious
Speaking or representing the truth
A veracious account
Authentic
(of a church mode) containing notes between the final (the principal note) and the note an octave higher.
Veracious
Honest; truthful
"She was not absolutely veracious.
But this defect was of no great consequence, for she had never had anything to conceal" (Henry James).
Authentic
Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief
An authentic account by an eyewitness.
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Veracious
Accurate; true
A veracious account of what happened.
Authentic
Being so in fact; not fraudulent or counterfeit
An authentic medieval sword.
Veracious
True.
The politician's statement was eventually proven to be veracious.
Authentic
(Law) Executed in a manner so as to produce legal effectiveness
An authentic deed.
Veracious
Truthful; speaking the truth.
Authentic
Of, relating to, or being a medieval mode having a range from its final tone to the octave above it.
Veracious
Observant of truth; habitually speaking truth; truthful; as, veracious historian.
The Spirit is most perfectly and absolutely veracious.
Authentic
Of, relating to, or being a cadence with the dominant chord immediately preceding the tonic chord.
Veracious
Characterized by truth; true; not false; as, a veracious account or narrative.
The young, ardent soul that enters on this world with heroic purpose, with veracious insight, will find it a mad one.
Authentic
(Obsolete) Authoritative.
Veracious
Habitually speaking the truth;
An honest man
A veracious witness
Authentic
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
The experts confirmed it was an authentic signature.
Veracious
Precisely accurate;
A veracious account
Authentic
Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
The report was completely authentic.
An authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information
Authentic
Having the final as the lowest note of the mode.
Authentic
(obsolete) Authoritative.
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.
To be avengedOn him who had stole Jove's authentic fire.
Authentic
Authoritative.
Authentic
Of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; as, an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information.
Authentic
Vested with all due formalities, and legally attested.
Authentic
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.
A genuine book is that which was written by the person whose name it bears, as the author of it. An authentic book is that which relates matters of fact as they really happened. A book may be genuine without being, authentic, and a book may be authentic without being genuine.
Authentic
An original (book or document).
Authentic
Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief;
An authentic account by an eyewitness
Reliable information
Authentic
Not counterfeit or copied;
An authentic signature
A bona fide manuscript
An unquestionable antique
Photographs taken in a veritable bull ring
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