veracity
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French veracitie, from Medieval Latin vērācitās (“truthfulness”), from Latin vērāx (“truthful, speaking truth”), from vērus (“true, real”); see very.
[edit] Noun
veracity (countable and uncountable; plural veracities)
- (uncountable) Truthfulness
- (countable) Something that is true
- (uncountable) Accuracy or precision
- act of being exact and accurate.
- correctness and carefulness in one's plan of action.
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:veracity
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[edit] Translations
truthfulness
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something that is true
accuracy or precision
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[edit] External links
- veracity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- veracity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
