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ve·rac·i·ty    Audio Help   [vuh-ras-i-tee] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ties for 4.
1.habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness: He was not noted for his veracity.
2.conformity to truth or fact; accuracy: to question the veracity of his account.
3.correctness or accuracy, as of the senses or of a scientific instrument.
4.something veracious; a truth.
[Origin: 1615–25; < ML vérācitās, equiv. to L vérāc- (s. of vérāx) true + -itās- -ity]

—Synonyms 1. honesty, integrity, credibility.
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ve·rac·i·ty    Audio Help   (və-rās'ĭ-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. ve·rac·i·ties
  1. Adherence to the truth; truthfulness. See Synonyms at truth.
  2. Conformity to fact or truth; accuracy or precision: a report of doubtful veracity.
  3. Something that is true.


[Medieval Latin vērācitās, from Latin vērāx, vērāc-, true; see veracious.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
veracity 
1623, from Fr. véracité, from M.L. veracitatem (nom. veracitas) "truthfulness," from L. verax (gen. veracis) "truthful," from verus "true" (see very).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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veracity

noun
unwillingness to tell lies [ant: mendacity] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

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