mendacity
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noun \men-ˈda-sə-tē\ plural men·dac·i·ties
Definition of MENDACITY
1
: the quality or state of being mendacious
2
: lie
See Examples of MENDACITY
- <highly fictionalized “memoirs” in which the facts were few and the mendacities many>
- <you need to overcome this deplorable mendacity, or no one will ever believe anything you say>
First Known Use of MENDACITY
1646
Related to MENDACITY
- Synonyms
- fable, fabrication, fairy tale, falsehood, falsity, fib, lie, prevarication, story, tale, taradiddle (or tarradiddle), untruth, whopper
- Antonyms
- truth
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