veracity
English
Etymology
From Old French veracitie, from Medieval Latin vērācitās (“truthfulness”), from Latin vērāx (“truthful, speaking truth”), from vērus (“true, real”). See very.
Noun
veracity (countable and uncountable, plural veracities)
- (uncountable, of a person) The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.
- 1933, James Hilton, Lost Horizon
- 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.
- 1933, James Hilton, Lost Horizon
- (countable) Something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth.
- (uncountable) 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.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:veracity
Related terms
Translations
(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
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something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
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Further reading
- veracity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- veracity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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