echt

/ɛkt/

Something that's echt is true or authentic. An echt friend would never throw a party without inviting you!

In German, the word echt means "genuine." The Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw is credited with being the first to use it in English, in a 1916 article. You can try out this uncommon adjective whenever you're looking for a new way to describe something or someone as bona fide, authentic, or the real deal: "You've got six kitties? Wow, you're an echt cat lover!"

Definitions of echt

1. adjective

   not fake or counterfeit
   synonyms: genuine

   authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritable

   not counterfeit or copied

   attested, authenticated, documented

   established as genuine

   good, honest

   not forged

   honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, old, sure-enough

   (used informally especially for emphasis)

   honest, honorable

   not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

   existent, real

   being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

   sincere

   open and genuine; not deceitful

   true

   consistent with fact or reality; not false