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It is a maudlin and indecent verity that comes out through the strength of wine.
Joseph Conrad

Meaning of "verity" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VERITY

From Old French vérité, from Latin vēritās, from vērus true.
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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 VERITY

verity  [ˈvɛrɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VERITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Verity 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 VERITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Verity

Verity is both a unisex given name and a surname. Originally Old French, It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Verity is "truth". Puritan virtue name. Verity was the one most popular name given to girls in Australia. Verity is commonly used as a surname or given name that is now especially associated with parts of Yorkshire and Northern England. Notable people with the name include: Given name ▪ Verity Barton, Australian politician ▪ Verity Firth, Australian politician ▪ Verity James, Australian TV and radio presenter ▪ Verity Lambert, English television producer ▪ Verity Price, South African singer, songwriter, actress and speaker from the band Verity and the Shades ▪ Verity Rushworth, English actress ▪ Verity Sharp, English broadcast radio personality ▪ Verity Snook-Larby, English race walker Surname ▪ Anthony Verity, English educationalist and classical scholar ▪ Hedley Verity, English cricketer ▪ John Verity, English guitarist ▪ Ruggero Verity, Italian physician ▪ William Verity, Jr.

Definition of verity in the English dictionary

The definition of verity in the dictionary is the quality or state of being true, real, or correct. Other definition of verity is a true principle, statement, idea, etc; a truth or fact.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VERITY


alterity
ɔːlˈtɛrɪtɪ
ambidexterity
ˌæmbɪdɛkˈstɛrɪtɪ
asperity
æˈspɛrɪtɪ
austerity
ɒˈstɛrɪtɪ
authority
ɔːˈθɒrɪtɪ
celebrity
sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ
celerity
sɪˈlɛrɪtɪ
charity
ˈtʃærɪtɪ
coprosperity
ˌkəʊprɒˈspɛrɪtɪ
dexterity
dɛkˈstɛrɪtɪ
ferity
ˈfɛrɪtɪ
majority
məˈdʒɒrɪtɪ
minority
maɪˈnɒrɪtɪ
posterity
pɒˈstɛrɪtɪ
pretty
ˈprɪtɪ
procerity
prəʊˈsɛrɪtɪ
prosperity
prɒˈspɛrɪtɪ
security
sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ
sinisterity
ˌsɪnɪˈstɛrɪtɪ
temerity
tɪˈmɛrɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VERITY

verified
verifier
verifies
verify
verily
verisimilar
verisimilarly
verisimilitude
verisimility
verisimilous
verism
verismo
verist
veristic
veritable
veritableness
veritably
veritas
verities
verjuice

WORDS THAT END LIKE VERITY

breach of security
clarity
homeland security
in the majority
indexterity
insincerity
integrity
inverity
jequerity
legerity
maturity
priority
purity
queerity
severity
similarity
sincerity
social security
solidarity
sorority

Synonyms and antonyms of verity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VERITY»

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

Translation of «verity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VERITY

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

Translator English - Chinese

真理
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Verity
570 millions of speakers

English

verity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सचाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صدق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

истина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Verity
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যাথার্থ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vérité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Benar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wahrheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

真実性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

진실성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bener
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự thật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெரிட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सत्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gerçeklik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

verità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Verity
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

істина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Verity
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

φιλαλήθεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

waarheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sanning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sannhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of verity

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VERITY»

The term «verity» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.668 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of verity
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «verity».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VERITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «verity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «verity» 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 verity

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «VERITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word verity.
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Joseph Conrad
It is a maudlin and indecent verity that comes out through the strength of wine.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VERITY»

Discover the use of verity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to verity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Code Name Verity
She is captured by the Gestapo and becomes a prisoner of war. The story begins in "Verity's" own words, as she writes her account for her captors. From the Hardcover edition.
Elizabeth E. Wein, 2012
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Code Name Verity
When “Verity” is arrested by the Gestapo, she's sure she doesn’t stand a chance.
Elizabeth E. Wein, 2012
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Hedley Verity: Portrait of a Cricketer
Allan Hill tells the story of a magnificent sporting obsession in this reissue of the first full-length biography of a revered cricketer.
Alan Hill, 2012
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Facing the Gods: Epiphany and Representation in Graeco-Roman ...
Explores divine manifestations and their representations not only in art, but also in literature, histories and inscriptions.
Verity Jane Platt, 2011
5
Verity Red's Diary: A Story of Surviving M. E.
Filled with mischievously wry wit, this semiautobiographical narrative is an inspiring and hugely enjoyable day-by-day account of a year in the life of a myalgic encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome, sufferer.
Maria Mann, 2007
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The Best of Verity Stob
Table of Contents How Friendly Is Your Software? The Programmers’ Guide to Programmers Larn Yasel Programmin!
Verity Stob, 2005
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Verity
Verity, a tale of desperate love, dark intrigue, ship wreckers, smugglers and the enigmatic Lord Draken Hazelmere. Verity Beresford, darling of Regency London, is forced by Lord Hazelmere to travel to the Devonshire coast to nurse an uncle.
Rob Shelsky, 2010
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Verity Fibbs
Reality can never quite compare with the online world of Demon Streets for Verity.
Cathy Brett, 2011
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Revolutionary Industrial Unionism: The Industrial Workers of ...
A history of the International Workers of the World (IWW) in Australia, this book is both lively and scholarly.
Verity Burgmann, 1995
10
Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature
Dick Gerdes' 'Translation,' for example, offers a fine overview of work and trends in both Brazil and Spanish America. Highly recommended"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Verity Smith, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VERITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term verity is used in the context of the following news items.
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TOWIE's Verity Chapman shows some side boob at Gilgamesh in …
TOWIE new girl Verity Chapman showed some serious side boob as she arrived at Gilgamesh in Camden, London on Saturday night in a plunging red dress. «Daily Mail, Aug 15»
2
New Verity™ Voting System Offers Increased Convenience for …
With the purchase of the Verity solution, the County will continue to receive ... Their new Verity system will provide improved usability and overall workflow. «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
3
Clackamas County, Oregon Seamlessly Moves to New Verity
Verity Central - High Speed Digital Ballot Scanning. Verity Central is the software application that allows election officials to scan and resolve absentee/by-mail ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
4
TOWIE's Vas J Morgan has proof that James Lock DID try to bed …
Sundays' show started off with Verity and Pete discussing everything that had been going on as Verity vented about Lockie's denial. She told the tattooed hunk: ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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TOWIE's Verity Chapman and Pete Wicks film scenes after explosive …
Beautiful Verity proved she's a real head-turner when she stepped out in the rain on Monday, wearing a look which was better suited to a poolside in Marbella, ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
'I want to smash her face with an iron,' TOWIE new girl Verity
After making her TOWIE debut on Wednesday, new girl Verity Chapman's arrival has been less than warming. More like ice cold. After flirting up a storm with ... «Now Magazine Online, Jul 15»
7
Who is Verity Chapman? TOWIE newbie set to make dramatic …
Verity Chapman will be joining the cast of the ITVBe show. ... Alongside being a hit with fellow newbie Pete, Verity has also rubbed up Danielle the wrong way by ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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TOWIE newbie Verity Chapman romantically linked with Pete Wicks …
TOWIE have announced that Verity Chapman will be joining the cast of the ITVBe ... Alongside being a hit with fellow newbie Pete, Verity has also rubbed up ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Arise Sir Gary Verity as knighthood completes a landmark year of …
SIR Gary Verity says he will accept his knighthood on behalf of the “people of Yorkshire” after being awarded the top title in the Queen's birthday honours. «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jun 15»
10
Hart InterCivic Announces Federal Certification of Verity
Verity is Hart's response to the market's desire for fresh, innovative technology and choice. Unlike systems that represent continuing evolutions of designs from ... «GlobeNewswire, May 15»

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