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Trustworthy vs. Authentic — What's the Difference?

Trustworthy vs. Authentic — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Trustworthy and Authentic

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Trustworthy

Able to be relied on as honest or truthful
Leave a spare key with a trustworthy neighbour

Authentic

Of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine
The letter is now accepted as an authentic document

Trustworthy

Warranting trust; reliable.

Authentic

(of a church mode) containing notes between the final (the principal note) and the note an octave higher.

Trustworthy

Deserving of trust, reliable.
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Authentic

Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief
An authentic account by an eyewitness.

Trustworthy

Worthy of trust or confidence; trusty.

Authentic

Being so in fact; not fraudulent or counterfeit
An authentic medieval sword.

Trustworthy

Worthy of trust or belief;
A trustworthy report
An experienced and trustworthy traveling companion

Authentic

(Law) Executed in a manner so as to produce legal effectiveness
An authentic deed.

Trustworthy

Taking responsibility for one's conduct and obligations;
Trustworthy public servants

Authentic

Of, relating to, or being a medieval mode having a range from its final tone to the octave above it.

Authentic

Of, relating to, or being a cadence with the dominant chord immediately preceding the tonic chord.

Authentic

(Obsolete) Authoritative.

Authentic

Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
The experts confirmed it was an authentic signature.

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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