veracity

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being veracious; habitual observance of truth; truthfulness; truth; as, a man of veracity.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gospel fidelity fact evidence axiom belief reality proof accuracy consequence conclusion confidence precision reliability integrity
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Antonyms

saki simile gammon imago buncombe idea
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Phrases with the word

be certain about the veracity of be confident about the veracity of lack of veracity be sure about the veracity of

Examples

But veracity is a plant of paradise, and the seeds have never flourished beyond the walls. George Eliot

There is no alleviation for the sufferings of mankind except veracity of thought and of action, and the resolute facing of the world as it is when the garment of make-believe by which pious hands have hidden its uglier features is stripped off. Thomas Henry Huxley

What would become of history, had we not a dependence on the veracity of the historian, according to the experience, what we have had of mankind? David Hume

Frankly, we doubt the veracity and seriousness of the United States in regard to achieving results that would be acceptable to both sides in Geneva. Dmitriy Ustinov

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

Veracity does not consist in saying, but in the intention of communicating truth. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Close letter words and terms

veracious veraciously veraciousness Veracruz Veracruzan veraison