noun

veracity

vuh-RA-sih-tee

noun

The quality of being truthful or accurate.

"The journalist double-checked every fact to protect the veracity of her report."

"Lawyers questioned the veracity of the witness's statement."

How to Use Veracity

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishHow truthful or accurate something is — often used for statements, reports, or claims.

Common pairings

question the veracity of veracity of a claim doubt the veracity

veracities plural

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The journalist double-checked every fact to protect the _____ of her report.

From Latin verax, "truthful," ultimately from verus, "true."

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cunning dishonesty falseness mendacity travesty untruthfulness

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veraciousness veridicality for more candor frankness honesty sincereness sincerity truthfulness cunning dishonesty falseness