mindmap root((真正)) authentic implies being fully trustworthy as according with fact or actuality: the ~ story. genuine implies accordance with an original or a type without counterfeiting, admixture, or adulteration: ~ maple syrup; or it may stress sincerity: ~ piety. veritable implies a correspondence with truth and typically conveys a suggestion of affirmation: in the grip of anxiety that drove him into a ~ trance; or asserts the suitability of a metaphor: ~ hail of questions. bona fide can apply when sincerity of intention is in question: ~ sale of securities.