mendacity
Use Mendacity in a sentence
ɪ noun, plural men·dac·i·ties for 2.
1.
the quality of being mendacious; untruthfulness; tendency to lie.
2.
an instance of lying; falsehood.
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mendacity (mɛnˈdæsɪtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | the tendency to be untruthful |
| 2. | a falsehood |
| [C17: from Late Latin mendācitās, from Latin mendāx untruthful] | |
| mendacious | |
| —adj | |
| men'daciously | |
| —adv | |
| men'daciousness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
The fox himself epitomizes local forms of mendacity, hypocrisy, and deception.
Call it mendacity, dishonesty, the ongoing effort to hoodwink the people.
The industry became a byword for mendacity, secrecy and profligacy with taxpayers' money.
His theme was that loquacity can be all too easily pressed into service as a cover for mendacity.
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