Meanings
nounveracity (countable and uncountable, plural veracities)
plural veracities
- uncountableThe quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.
Of course if you don't accept Conway's story, it means that you doubt either his veracity or his sanity—one may as well be frank.
1933, James Hilton, Lost Horizon - uncountableAgreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision.
- countableuncountableAct of being exact and accurate.
- countableuncountableCorrectness and carefulness in one's plan of action.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinvērāx“truthful, speaking truth”
- Medieval Latinvērācitās“truthfulness”
- Old Frenchveracitie
- Middle Frenchvéracité
- Englishveracity
From Middle French véracité, from Old French veracitie, from Medieval Latin vērācitās (“truthfulness”) (whence -acity), from Latin vērāx (“truthful, speaking truth”), from vērus (“true, real”). See very.
More words from Middle French, Old French, Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic صِدْق
- صِدْق (ṣidq)(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Bulgarian правди́вост, истина
- правди́вост (pravdívost)(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
- истина (istina)something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
- достоверност (dostovernost)agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
Catalan veracitat
- veracitat(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Czech pravdomluvnost, pravdivost
- pravdomluvnost(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
- pravdivostsomething that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
- věrohodnostagreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
Danish oprigtighed, sandhed
- oprigtighed(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
- sandhedsomething that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
Esperanto vereco
- vereco(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Finnish todenmukaisuus, totuudenmukaisuus
- todenmukaisuus(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
- totuudenmukaisuus(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
- todenmukaisuusagreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
- totuudenmukaisuusagreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
French véracité, vérité
- véracité(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
- véritésomething that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
- exactitudeagreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
German Aufrichtigkeit
- Aufrichtigkeit(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Greek ειλικρίνεια, αλήθεια
- ειλικρίνεια (eilikríneia)(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
- αλήθεια (alítheia)something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
- ακρίβεια (akríveia)agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
- ορθότητα (orthótita)agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
Polish prawdomówność, wiarygodność
- prawdomówność(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
- wiarygodność(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
- prawdasomething that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
- prawdziwośćagreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
Portuguese veracidade, verdade
- veracidade(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
- verdadesomething that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
Russian правди́вость, пра́вда
- правди́вость (pravdívostʹ)(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
- пра́вда (právda)something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
Spanish veracidad
- veracidad(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Swedish sanning, uppriktighet
- sanning(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
- uppriktighet(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
- sanningsomething that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
- sanningsenlighetagreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
Tagalog katotohanan
- katotohanan(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with veracity
All rhymes →Sounds the same
voracity (one pronunciation)
Cite this entry
APA
veracity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veracity
MLA
“veracity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veracity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “veracity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veracity.
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