authentic vs phony

authentic

adj
  • Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief. 

  • Of the same origin as claimed; genuine. 

  • Having the final as the lowest note of the mode. 

phony

adj
  • Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance. 

noun
  • A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold. 

  • Anything fraudulent or fake. 

  • A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own. 

verb
  • To fake. 

How often have the words authentic and phony occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )