Authenticity is a concept of personality in the fields of psychology, existential psychotherapy, existentialist philosophy, and aesthetics. In existentialism, authenticity is the degree to which a person's actions are congruent with his or her values and desires, despite external pressures to social conformity.

Is there such a word as authentically?

adj. 1. Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief: an authentic account by an eyewitness.

What is an example of authenticity?

The definition of authenticity refers to the proven fact that something is legitimate or real. If no one questions the fact that the desk was made in the 14th century because experts determined it was, that is an example of its authenticity. The quality or state of being authentic; reliability; genuineness.