veracity

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /vəˈræsəti/ UK /vəˈræsəti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
conformity to truth; habitual truthfulness or accuracy

The jury doubted the veracity of the witness's account.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · conformity to truth;... truthfulness accuracy honesty truth exactness candor

Opposites

falsehood mendacity dishonesty inaccuracy

Word family

Related forms veracious verity verify verisimilar

Etymology

From Medieval Latin 'veracitas', from Latin 'verax' (stem 'verac-', 'truthful'), from 'verus' ('true').

veracitas Latin verus Latin *weh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# veracity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /vəˈræsəti/
**IPA (UK):** /vəˈræsəti/

## Meanings
1. conformity to truth; habitual truthfulness or accuracy

## Examples
- The jury doubted the veracity of the witness's account.

## Synonyms
- truthfulness
- accuracy
- honesty
- truth
- exactness
- candor

## Antonyms
- falsehood
- mendacity
- dishonesty
- inaccuracy

## Related Forms
- veracious
- verity
- verify
- verisimilar

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: veracitas
- Root: verus
- Root: *weh₁-

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin 'veracitas', from Latin 'verax' (stem 'verac-', 'truthful'), from 'verus' ('true').

## AI Etymology
Veracity comes from Medieval Latin 'veracitas', from Latin 'verax' (stem 'verac-', 'truthful'), from 'verus' ('true'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it carries the sense "conformity to truth; habitual truthfulness or accuracy", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin veracitas, Latin verus, and Proto-Indo-European *weh₁-. Related words include veracious, verity, verify, verisimilar.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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