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veracity Definition

ve·rac·ity (və rasə tē)

noun pl. veracities -·ties

  1. habitual truthfulness; honesty
  2. accordance with truth; accuracy of statement
  3. accuracy or precision, as of perception
  4. that which is true; truth

Etymology: ML veracitas, truthfulness < L verax: see veracious

veracity Synonyms

veracity

n.

  1. Honesty

    truth, truthfulness, trustworthiness, integrity, honor, honesty, ingenuousness, candor, frankness, openness, fidelity, probity, plain dealing, artlessness, sincerity, impartiality, fairness; see also truth 1.

    Antonyms dishonesty*, falsity*, insincerity. *

  2. Accuracy

    truth, exactness, exactitude, reality, credibility, verity, actuality, correctness, trueness, conformity, verisimilitude, precision, rightness, authenticity, genuineness, veritableness, authoritativeness; see also truth 1.

    Antonyms error*, inaccuracy*, fallacy. See syn. study at truth.truth.

veracity Law Definition

n

  1. Honesty; credibility; truthfulness, as in, “the witness’s previous criminal record brings into question his veracity.”
  2. The accuracy of an account of an event.
veracity Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • allegation: And why should we even be concerned about the veracity of these allegations?
  • claim: The veracity of the second claim can be tested against the findings of archeology.
  • statement: In 7, the fact that nobody is there is a reason for doubting the veracity of the previous statement.
  • story: I am not able to ascertain the veracity of this story.
  • report: By simply denying the historical veracity of these reports, of course!

Converse of object

  • verify: Konrad referred to the problem of how to verify the veracity of the information presented on the Web.
  • confirm: The geology of the earth actually is a beautiful mosaic of rock formations that confirm the historical veracity of Noah's Flood.
  • doubt: Questioning the wisdom He is not alone in doubting the scientific veracity of global warming claims.
  • assess: He said: " There should be a presumption in favor of allowing juries to assess the veracity of evidence.
  • prove: The faith must show itself in actions which prove the veracity, honesty and sincerity of the words.
  • check: Any Member who wishes to check the veracity of this, should visit the place in question.

Adjective modifier

  • historical: By simply denying the historical veracity of these reports, of course!
  • own: Like the zealot in Downing Street, its " sincere belief " in its own veracity is quite enough.
  • much: I have more personal vanity than modesty, and twice as much veracity as the two put together.
  • scientific: Questioning the wisdom He is not alone in doubting the scientific veracity of global warming claims.
  • dubious: To the Layman, this argument seems of dubious veracity because there have not been any cases of bits falling off.
  • divine: He felt, in the face of distrust of divine veracity or of the divine goodness, an emotion of simple amazement.

Modifies a noun

  • crofton: You'll also accumulate lawsuits against corporations their veracity crofton sums of money.
veracity Quotes

Any fool may writea most valuablebook bychance, if he will only tell us what he heard and saw with veracity.

—Gray,Thomas

The world is upheld by the veracity of good men: they make the earth wholesome.

—Emerson, RalphWaldo