veracity
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veracity
- /vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/ UK
- /vəˈɹæ.sə.ti/ US
Sounds like voracity (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -æsɪti
Where it comes from
From Middle French véracité, from Old French veracitie, from Medieval Latin vērācitās (“truthfulness”) (whence -acity), from Latin vērāx (“truthful, speaking truth”), from vērus (“true, real”). See very.
noun veracities
- The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness. Of course if you don't accept Conway's story, it means that you doubt either his veracity or his sanity—one may as well be frank.
- Something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth.
- Agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision.
- Act of being exact and accurate.
- Correctness and carefulness in one's plan of action.
Similar: veraciousness, veridicality, for more, candor, frankness, honesty, sincereness, sincerity, truthfulness, veracity · Opposite: cunning, dishonesty, falseness, mendacity, travesty, untruthfulness
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Similar: veraciousness, veridicality, for more, candor, frankness, honesty, sincereness, sincerity, truthfulness, veracity · Opposite: cunning, dishonesty, falseness, mendacity, travesty, untruthfulness
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noun (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
| Español | veracidad |
|---|---|
| Português | veracidade |
| Français | véracité |
| Deutsch | Aufrichtigkeit |
| Ελληνικά | ειλικρίνεια eilikríneia |
| Русский | правди́вость pravdívostʹ |
| العربية | صِدْق ṣidq |
noun something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
| Português | verdade |
|---|---|
| Français | vérité |
| Ελληνικά | αλήθεια alítheia |
| Русский | пра́вда právda |
noun agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
| Français | exactitude |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | ακρίβεια akríveia, ορθότητα orthótita |
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title = {veracity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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