echt

Adjective

not fake or counterfeit

Adj

Proper, real, genuine, true to type.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from German echt (“real”). The German term originates from Middle Low German echt (“lawful, genuine”), contraction of ehacht, variant form of ehaft (“lawful, pertaining to the law”) from ê(e) (“law, marriage”). First use in English appears c. 1916.

Synonyms

genuine

Antonyms

counterfeit

Scrabble Score: 9

echt is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
echt is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
echt is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

echt is a valid Words With Friends word