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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
men·dac·i·ty       [men-das-i-tee] Pronunciation Key
–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 -ty2]

1, 2. deception, lie, untruth, deceit.
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men·dac·i·ty       (měn-dās'ĭ-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. men·dac·i·ties
  1. The condition of being mendacious; untruthfulness.
  2. A lie; a falsehood.

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mendacity

noun
the tendency to be untruthful [ant: veracity

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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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