verity

ver·i·ty

noun \ˈver-ə-tē\

plural ver·i·ties

Definition of VERITY

1

: the quality or state of being true or real

2

: something (as a statement) that is true; especially : a fundamental and inevitably true value <such eternal verities as honor, love, and patriotism>

3

: the quality or state of being truthful or honest <the king-becoming graces, as justice, verity — Shakespeare>

Examples of VERITY

1. <the local tourist bureau is less concerned with the verity of the legend than the fact that it attracts visitors to the area>
2. <no one is questioning your verity—just your memory of events that happened long ago>

Origin of VERITY

Middle English verite, from Anglo-French verité, from Latin veritat-, veritas, from verus true

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to VERITY

Synonyms: facticity, factuality, sooth, trueness, truth

Antonyms: falseness, falsity, untruth

Related Words: accuracy, accurateness, actuality, authenticity, correctness; credibility, honesty, trustability, trustiness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, veracity; dependability, reliability

Near Antonyms: erroneousness, fallaciousness, fallacy; falsehood, fiction, half-truth, lie; impreciseness, imprecision, inaccuracy, incorrectness, inexactitude, inexactness; deceit, dishonesty, equivocation, lying, mendaciousness, mendacity, prevarication, untruthfulness

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Rhymes with VERITY

ferity, rarity