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verity Definition

ver·ity (verə tē)

noun

  1. conformity to truth or fact; truth; reality
  2. 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

n.

truth, verisimilitude, actuality; see reality 1. See syn. study at truth.

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.

—Browne, SirThomas

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