veracity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(of a person, uncountable) 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.
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.
- (countable, uncountable) Act of being exact and accurate.
- (countable, uncountable) Correctness and carefulness in one's plan of action.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| veracities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
falseness · mendacity · travesty · dishonesty · untruthfulness · cunning
Deriveds
Relateds
honest · truth · post-truth
Synonyms
sincereness · truthfulness · veridicality · sincerity · candor · veraciousness · veracity · honesty · frankness · for more
Translations (47)
cs věrohodnost (agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision) · ota حقیقت (something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth) · sv sanning (something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth) · es veracidad ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · bg правди́вост ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · fi totuudenmukaisuus (agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision) · ka სიმართლე ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · da oprigtighed ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · pl prawdziwość (agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision) · fr exactitude (agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision) · pl prawda (something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth) · el ειλικρίνεια ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · pl prawdomówność ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · ca veracitat ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · pt verdade (something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth) · da sandhed (something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth) · gl verdade (something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth) · de Aufrichtigkeit ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · fi totuudenmukaisuus ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · cs pravdomluvnost ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · sv sanning ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · fi todenmukaisuus ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · fr véracité ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · pl wiarygodność ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · ru пра́вда (something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth) · fr vérité (something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth) · cs pravdivost (something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth) · bg истина (something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth) · sv sanningsenlighet (agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision) · tl katotohanan ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · gl veracidade ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · ka სიმართლე (something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth) · el αλήθεια (something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth) · ar صِدْق ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · eo vereco ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · ru правди́вость ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · te బొంకమి ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · ka უტყუარობა ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · el ακρίβεια (agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision) · pt veracidade ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · fi todenmukaisuus (agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision) · sv uppriktighet ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) · gl exactitude (agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision) · ota كرچك (something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth) · el ορθότητα (agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision) · bg достоверност (agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision) · ka უტყუარობა (something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth)