verity
verity
Definition
ver·ity (ver′ə tē)
noun
- conformity to truth or fact; truth; reality
- pl. -·ties a principle, belief, etc. taken to be fundamentally and permanently true; a truth; a reality
Etymology: ME verite < OFr verite(t) < L veritas, truth < verus, true: see very
verity
Synonyms
verity
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- faith: We have to return to fundamentals and increase our belief in the eternal verities of faith.
Converse of object
- have: For a small town Huntly had an amazing verity of industry.
- find: I intimate a broader vision to find endless verity.
Adjective modifier
- eternal: Few, of course, are prepared to count a place called Powys among the eternal verities.
- historical: It's true that she's based on a real person, but the film is not greatly weighed down by historical verities.
- wide: The Dreamboys are very pleased to offer this stripagram service and part of its wide verity of products and services.
- certain: It is set in the context of certain eternal verities which are the substance of our faith.
Modifies a noun
- technology: Verity technology also serves as a core component of more than 260 applications from leading independent software vendors.
verity Quotes
Every man is not a proper champion for truth, nor fit to take up the gauntlet in the cause of verity.
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