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Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.
Robert Green Ingersoll

Meaning of "veracity" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VERACITY

From Medieval Latin vērācitās, from Latin vērax.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VERACITY

veracity  [vɛˈræsɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VERACITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Veracity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VERACITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of veracity in the English dictionary

The first definition of veracity in the dictionary is truthfulness or honesty, esp when consistent or habitual. Other definition of veracity is precision; accuracy. Veracity is also something true; a truth.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VERACITY


audacity
ɔːˈdæsɪtɪ
capacity
kəˈpæsɪtɪ
feracity
fɪˈræsɪtɪ
fugacity
fjuːˈɡæsɪtɪ
furacity
fjʊˈræsɪtɪ
incapacity
ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪtɪ
inveracity
ˌɪnvəˈræsɪtɪ
loquacity
ləˈkwæsɪtɪ
mendacity
mɛnˈdæsɪtɪ
opacity
əʊˈpæsɪtɪ
overcapacity
ˌəʊvəkəˈpæsɪtɪ
perspicacity
ˌpɜːspɪˈkæsɪtɪ
pertinacity
ˌpɜːtɪˈnæsɪtɪ
pervicacity
ˌpɜːvɪˈkæsɪtɪ
pugnacity
pʌɡˈnæsɪtɪ
radiopacity
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈpæsɪtɪ
rapacity
rəˈpæsɪtɪ
sagacity
səˈɡæsɪtɪ
vivacity
vɪˈvæsɪtɪ
voracity
vɒˈræsɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VERACITY

veracious
veraciously
veraciousness
veracities
Veracruz
veranda
verandaed
verandah
verandahed
verapamil
veratridine
veratrin
veratrine
veratrum
verb
verb phrase
verb. sap.
verb. sat.
verbal
verbal abuse

WORDS THAT END LIKE VERACITY

carrying capacity
city
contumacity
cubic capacity
cylinder capacity
disk capacity
edacity
excess capacity
heat capacity
industrial capacity
inefficacity
megacity
memory capacity
radio-opacity
seating capacity
specific heat capacity
storage capacity
tenacity
unveracity
vital capacity
warehouse capacity

Synonyms and antonyms of veracity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VERACITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «veracity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of veracity

Translation of «veracity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VERACITY

Find out the translation of veracity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of veracity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «veracity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

准确性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

veracidad
570 millions of speakers

English

veracity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सच्चाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

достоверность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

veracidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সত্যবাদিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

véracité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kebenaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wahrhaftigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

真実
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

진실성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Veracity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự chân thật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உண்மைத்தன்மையை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खरेपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gerçeklik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

veracità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prawdziwość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

достовірність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

veridicitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ειλικρίνεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

waarheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sanningshalten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sannferdighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of veracity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VERACITY»

The term «veracity» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.109 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of veracity
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «veracity».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VERACITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «veracity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «veracity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about veracity

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6 QUOTES WITH «VERACITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word veracity.
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Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould
One of the reasons, surely, why women have been credited with less perfect veracity than men is that the burden of conventional falsehood falls chiefly on them.
2
Michael Hirst
The American obsession with 'Downton' amuses me slightly because it's such a fiction. I've always been questioned about my historical veracity, and 'Downton' just flies past, when it's completely made up.
3
Robert Green Ingersoll
Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.
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Callie Khouri
I like writing flawed women, and being one, it's something I feel I can write with some veracity and authority.
5
Roger Mudd
The written tone and the spoken tone change and the reporters' disbelief in the veracity of the government spreads to the readers and the viewers.
6
David Tang
I can't establish the veracity of what people say because only they know whether they are telling the truth. I can't look into your mind, can I?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VERACITY»

Discover the use of veracity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to veracity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Veracity
In the tradition of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Laura Bynum has written an astonishing debut novel about a chilling, all-too-plausible future in which speech is a weapon and security comes at the highest price of all.
Laura Bynum, 2010
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Veracity
Joshua has just been told the truth about the world.
Mark Lavorato, 2007
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The Veracity of God's Word: My Testimonies of Faith
The Veracity of God's Word: My Testimonies of Faith is Bernadette's second book. She typed this book herself, even though she couldn't read what she was typing.
Bernadette Swan, 2010
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The veracity of the five books of Moses, argued from the ...
John James Blunt. of truth in it never happen to present itself. And here let me observe, (an observation which will be very often forced upon our notice in the prosecution of this argument,) that this sign of truth (whatever may be the importance ...
John James Blunt, 1830
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Case Studies in Pharmacy Ethics
7. Veracity. Dealing. Honestly. with. Patients. In the previous chapter pharmacists were in positions in which they had to choose between doing what they thought was best for a patient and respecting the patient's autonomy. The moral principle  ...
Robert Veatch Professor of Medical Ethics Georgetown University, Center for Health Policy and Ethics Creighton University Amy Haddad Director, 2008
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The Historical Veracity of the Pentateuch, Inseparable from ...
There is a testimony not to be gainsaid for the historical veracity of the Pentateuoh. II._ My next witness is the New Testament. The New Testament is not yet assailed. Nay, great attachment is professed to it. It is strictly legitimate, therefore, ...
Hugh MACNEILE (Dean of Ripon.), 1863
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The Pretensions of Bishop Colenso: To Impeach the Wisdom and ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
James Robert Page, 2010
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Phenomenology of the Human Person
By veracity I do not mean a virtue; it is something more elementary. It is in us from the beginning. Veracity is the impulse toward truth, and the virtue of truthfulness is its proper cultivation. Veracity is the origin of both truthfulness and the various ...
Robert Sokolowski, 2008
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The Pretensions of Bishop Colenso to Impeach the Wisdom and ...
sions of Bishop Colenso to impeach the wisdom and veracity of the compilers of the Sacred Writings considered.” We have tried by the rules of reasoning and common sense his principles of arguing against the inspired records, and have ...
James Robert PAGE, 1863
10
The real Clarence Thomas: confirmation veracity meets ...
Joyce A. Baugh is Professor of Political Science at Central Michigan University.
Christopher E. Smith, Joyce A. Baugh, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VERACITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term veracity is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Value of Vision, Veracity and Vivaciousness
Another publisher from our company was visiting our Washington office from New York, a gentleman I'd only met once before in passing. We are in the middle of ... «Credit Union Times, Jun 15»
2
Veracity of Meir's 'Golden Gems' Come Into Question
"Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us." It is one of the most iconic quotes of modern Jewish history—universally known ... «Charisma News, Jun 15»
3
Where vision meets veracity
The budget announced by the Narendra Modi-led government may well clinch the top spot for India as the “Emerging Market” destination of choice in the eyes of ... «The Hindu, Mar 15»
4
Sun picture editor rarely checked veracity of payment requests for …
Jamie Pyatt Sun reporter Jamie Pyatt would sometimes ask picture editor John Edwards to approve payments for photos to accompany his articles. Photograph: ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
5
Veracity Announces Completion Of 100 Gigabit Network In Utah
DRAPER, Utah, Oct. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Veracity Networks, Utah's leading provider of business-grade Internet and phone services, today announced the ... «PR Newswire, Oct 14»
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As disability awards grow, so do concerns over the veracity of …
The 49-year-old veteran explained that he suffered from paranoia in crowds, nightmares and unrelenting flashbacks from the Iraq war. He said he needed his ... «Washington Post, Oct 14»
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As disability awards grow, so do concerns with veracity of PTSD claims
The 49-year-old veteran explained that he suffered from paranoia in crowds, nightmares and unrelenting flashbacks from the Iraq war. He said he needed his ... «Los Angeles Times, Aug 14»
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Word of the Day | veracity
It also demanded the release of thousands of Palestinians in Israeli prisons, but that statement's veracity was in doubt. Two little-known groups had previously ... «New York Times, Jul 14»
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For a Slightly Reduced $12 M., Mercer Street Penthouse Triplex …
Veracity Development has grown slightly less bold in their asking price for the 3,000 square-foot, three-bedroom penthouse at 111 Mercer Street, the cast iron ... «New York Observer, May 14»
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Veracity Payment Solutions Acquires Vanco Services, LLC and …
ATLANTA, May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Veracity Payment Solutions, a leading merchant acquirer and provider of payment transaction processing services, ... «PR Newswire, May 14»

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