veridicality C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /vəˌrɪdɪˈkælɪti/ UK /vəˌrɪdɪˈkælɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being truthful or corresponding to reality Psychologists tested the veridicality of the patients' recollections. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... truthfulnessaccuracyveracityauthenticity ↔ Opposites falsenessinaccuracyunreality Word family Related forms veridicalverityveracityverdict Etymology AI details From 'veridical' + '-ity'. 'Veridical' is from Latin 'veridicus' ('truth-telling'), from 'verus' ('true') + 'dicere' ('to say'). veridicus Latin verus Latin dicere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # veridicality **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /vəˌrɪdɪˈkælɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /vəˌrɪdɪˈkælɪti/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being truthful or corresponding to reality ## Examples - Psychologists tested the veridicality of the patients' recollections. ## Synonyms - truthfulness - accuracy - veracity - authenticity ## Antonyms - falseness - inaccuracy - unreality ## Related Forms - veridical - verity - veracity - verdict ## Roots and Affixes - Root: veridicus - Root: verus - Root: dicere ## Etymology From 'veridical' + '-ity'. 'Veridical' is from Latin 'veridicus' ('truth-telling'), from 'verus' ('true') + 'dicere' ('to say'). ## AI Etymology Veridicality comes from 'veridical' + '-ity'. 'Veridical' is from Latin 'veridicus' ('truth-telling'), from 'verus' ('true') + 'dicere' ('to say'). In current use it is a noun meaning "the quality of being truthful or corresponding to reality". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The historical chain includes Latin veridicus, Latin verus, and Latin dicere. Related English forms include veridical, verity, veracity, and verdict. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown