veracity
noun
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Veracity has been a part of English since the early 17th century, and we can honestly tell you that it derives from the Latin adjective vērāx ("truthful"), which in turn comes from the earlier vērus ("true"). Vērus also gives us verity ("the quality of being true"), verify ("to establish the truth of"), and verisimilitude ("the appearance of truth"), among other words. In addition, vērāx is the root of the word veraciousness, a somewhat rarer synonym and cousin of veracity.
Examples of veracity in a Sentence
Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator, 31 Mar. 1998
The trial began with a flurry of motions and questions challenging the judge's authority and veracity. The defendants earlier had called the judge's authority into question when jurors were selected two weeks ago.
—Chris Bird, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Jan. 1996
… some documentary photographers supported the photographer's right to find essential rather than literal truths in any situation, while others … insisted on absolute veracity, maintaining that for images to be true to both medium and event, situations should be found, not reenacted.
—Naomi Rosenblum, A World History of Photography, 1989
We questioned the veracity of his statements.
The jury did not doubt the veracity of the witness.
Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Studied brand websites to confirm the veracity of important information.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
That Spook and Bamboozled faced extreme criticism — and in the case of Dixon’s film, near erasure — speaks to the militant veracity of these satires.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
Yet, Judge Breyer noted that despite its claims to the contrary, X was careful to not attack the veracity of the CCDH’s claims in the suit and did not file a claim for defamation.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
In January, 2023, Andrea Smith, a major figure in the field of ethnic studies, agreed to resign from the University of California, Riverside, effective this August, following questions about the veracity of her Cherokee heritage.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
There’ve been instances in the past where doctored photos of high-profile figures have been widely circulated on the internet, without their veracity being checked.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 11 Mar. 2024
If it is measured in years rather than months, the romance will have survived an initial trial by fire that has ranged from doubts about the relationship’s veracity to theories far less grounded in reality.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024
In response, Nick Mosby consistently questioned the veracity of the notes prosecutors referred to.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Veracity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veracity. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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