Meaning of ring of authenticity | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [C1]
Examples
“The letter lacked a ring⟳ of authenticity that would settle⟳ her doubts.”
“[…]but newspaper readers now-a-days are pretty well able to discriminate between items of news that have⟳ the true ring⟳ of authenticity about them...”
“The inner workings of government, of newspapers, of the law, and even of merchant ships and the dockside — these details have⟳ the ring⟳ of authenticity.”
“Certainly there is no part of the Gospel record⟳ which has for the reader a clearer ring⟳ of authenticity.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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