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mendacity Definition

men·dac·ity (men das′ə tē)

noun pl. -·ties

  1. the quality or state of being mendacious
  2. a lie; falsehood

Etymology: LL mendacitas < L mendax

mendacity Synonyms

mendacity

n.

lying, prevarication, falsification; see deception 1, lie 1.

mendacity Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • sickening: It's also a very common misperception, a lie allowed to persist by G****e's sickening mendacity.
  • political: BBC news, unable to resist Mail blasts, took up this piece of political mendacity in its bulletins too.
mendacity Quotes

Mendacity is a system that we live in. Liquor is one way out an'death's the other.

—Williams,TennesseeThomas Lanier

Browse dictionary entries near mendacity

  1. ‹ mendacious
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  6. ‹ Menander
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  8. ‹ Menai Strait
  9. ‹ menagerie
  10. ‹ Menado
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