verity

noun

ˈver-ə-tē How to pronounce verity (audio)
Definition of veritynext
1
as in truth
agreement with fact or reality the local tourist bureau is less concerned with the verity of the legend than the fact that it attracts visitors to the area

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2
as in integrity
devotion to telling the truth no one is questioning your verity—just your memory of events that happened long ago

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Recent Examples of verity But the passing verities never throw out of style. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026 History is more about understanding change than finding eternal verities. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026 But the intellectual self-questioning and anguished artistic experimentation that began in the early twentieth century after the annihilation of Europe’s old verities did not find fertile ground in the United States, either before the war or after it. — Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025 This was one of those personal truths that after voicing it to someone else solidifies its verity — and all in the name of Los Angeles. — Hannah Benson, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for verity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verity
  1. truth
  2. integrity
  3. accuracy
  4. honesty
  5. authenticity
  6. truthfulness
  7. sincerity
  8. reliability
Noun
  • Another risk to democracy, Panditharatne pointed out, is that some politicians will dismiss truths in what is known as the liar’s dividend.
    — Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
  • There's a kernel of truth to it; Ohtani was clearly limited by several injuries down the stretch, with a lengthy slump accompanying an increase in chase rate and swing and miss.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of truth
Noun
  • The Justice Department aims to send poll monitors to all 50 states in the 2026 midterms, marking an ambitious expansion of a longstanding federal initiative aimed at ensuring election integrity.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But when the firmware itself is compromised, the source and integrity of the update become especially important.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of integrity
Noun
  • After my adjustments, the image offered more-than-acceptable color accuracy and contrast for casual viewing.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Collective[i] is building an economic model that forecasts commerce outcomes ahead of the fact, with accuracy already in the ninety-three to ninety-five percent range in production.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of accuracy
Noun
  • Listen to their thoughts, then speak with hope, honesty and kindness.
    — Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The genre will continue to preserve the emotional honesty of its lyrics, which have traditionally focused on love.
    — Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of honesty
Noun
  • That makes checking the model name alone an unreliable way to confirm authenticity.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But it had been leaked by then, and the authenticity of that copy has not been denied.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of authenticity
Noun
  • There is an emphatic truthfulness to the story and the performances that anchor it, which is both refreshing and innovative.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Some people thought the character was too much, but Danica managed to make her just that without losing the truthfulness, and the ending wouldn’t have worked without that.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of truthfulness
Noun
  • The show sought to expand norms of representation—a project whose sincerity all but courts the cringeworthy—with artists hell-bent on deconstructing the drive for beauty, including Orlan, Sara Cwynar, Juno Calypso, and Haley Morris-Cafiero.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Still, the sincerity matters, and so does the achievement of realizing something this strange with such conviction.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of sincerity
Noun
  • The results may offer useful clues about the reliability required before humanoids can take on longer shifts in industrial settings.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
  • As implementation becomes less scarce, value moves toward judgment, integration, verification, security, reliability and operational ownership.
    — Luis Aburto, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Verity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verity. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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