Definition of Inauthentic

1. Adjective. Intended to deceive. "A spurious work of art"

Exact synonyms: Spurious, Unauthentic
Similar to: Counterfeit, Imitative
Derivative terms: Spuriousness

Definition of Inauthentic

1. Adjective. not authentic or genuine ; spurious ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Inauthentic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inauthentic

inauguration
inaugurations
inaugurative
inaugurator
inaugurators
inauguratory
inaugured
inauguring
inaugurs
inaurate
inauration
inauspicate
inauspicious
inauspiciously
inauspiciousness
inauthentic (current term)
inauthentically
inauthenticities
inauthenticity
inauthoritative
inavailable
inavertible
inavoidable
inbalance
inbalances
inband
inbeaming
inbeamings
inbeat
inbeing

Literary usage of Inauthentic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Interesting Views of Christianity by Charles Bonnet (1789)
"... rarely quoted the inauthentic hi/lories.. while they frequently quoted the au- thentic. ... inauthentic ..."

2. The Contemporary Review (1875)
"but to the Ignatian Epistles which are inauthentic (c. xiii.), and the manifest inference is that it also is spurious. Of the fabulous character of the ..."

3. Inventing a Classroom: Life in a Bilingual, Whole Language Learning Community by Kathryn F. Whitmore, Caryl G. Crowell (1994)
"Goodman describes how the inauthentic nature of typical language use in schools is ... 21) inauthentic school events are those that isolate components of ..."

4. Supernatural Religion: An Inquiry Into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Walter Richard Cassels (1902)
"hut to the Ignatian Epistles which are inauthentic (c. xiii.), and the manifest inference is that it also is spurious. ..."

5. Essays on the Work Entitled Supernatural Religion: Reprinted from the by Joseph Barber Lightfoot (1893)
"The Epistle of Polycarp, however, not only refers to the martyr-journey (c. ix), but to the Ignatian Epistles which are inauthentic (c. xiii), ..."

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