veracity

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.
2. (countable) Something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth.
3. (uncountable) Agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision.
4. (countable, uncountable) Act of being exact and accurate.
5. (countable, uncountable) Correctness and carefulness in one's plan of action.

Synonyms

truth

truthfulness

verity

accuracy

sincerity

exactness

honesty

punctuality

authenticity

uprightness

probity

reality

precision

genuineness

frankness

tenableness

trueness

faithfulness

fact

upright

upstanding

credibility

the true

furthfullness

honest

truthiness

honor

integrity

Translations

véracité

veracidad

Wahrhaftigkeit

doğruluk

Aufrichtigkeit

Rechtschaffenheit

vérité

Redlichkeit

Ehrlichkeit

dürüstlük

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/

Etymology

From Middle French véracité, from Old French veracitie, from Medieval Latin vērācitās (“truthfulness”), from Latin vērāx (“truthful, speaking truth”), from vērus (“true, real”). See very.