Authenticity

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Within the arts, archaeology, the study of antiques, and similar fields involving unique or scarce artifacts from the past, and, with regard to documents in law, authenticity refers to the truthfulness of origins, attributions, commitments, sincerity, and intentions; not a copy or forgery. See also provenance.

Authenticity may mean:

Authenticity (art), describes how individuals expericence art as being authentic, real or original as opposed to being commercial
*Art forgery is the process of creating works of art lacking authenticity in that they claim a false history or origin
* Authentic performance
Authenticity (philosophy), a particular way of dealing with the external world
Authenticity (psychology), a psychological concept in which the individual derives gratification and positive emotions from exercising signature strengths
Authenticity (reenactment), in historical reenactment, a measure of how close an item, prop, action, weapon, or custom is, to what would actually have been used or done in the time period being depicted
Archaeological forgery is the process of creating works lacking authenticity in that they claim a false ancient origin and history

Authentic, the adjective form of authenticity, may mean:

Authentic (horse), an Olympic medalist
in music theory:
*Authentic cadence
*Authentic mode