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- 3 dictionary resultsmen⋅dac⋅i⋅ty
[men-das-i-tee] 
–noun, plural -ties for 2.
| 1. | the quality of being mendacious; untruthfulness; tendency to lie. |
| 2. | an instance of lying; falsehood. |
Origin:
1640–50; < LL mendācitās falsehood, equiv. to L mendāci- (s. of mendāx) given to lying, false + -tās -ty 2
1640–50; < LL mendācitās falsehood, equiv. to L mendāci- (s. of mendāx) given to lying, false + -tās -ty 2
Synonyms:
1, 2. deception, lie, untruth, deceit.
1, 2. deception, lie, untruth, deceit.
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Mendacity
Men*dac"i*ty\, n.; pl. Mendacities. [L. mendacitas.]1. The quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of lying. --Macaulay. 2. A falsehood; a lie. --Sir T. Browne. Syn: Lying; deceit; untruth; falsehood.
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