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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ve•rac•i•ty /vəˈræsɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- habitual observance of truth in speech or statement;
truthfulness. - correctness;
accuracy:checking the veracity of the story.
See -ver-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ve•rac•i•ty (və ras′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties for 4.- habitual observance of truth in speech or statement;
truthfulness:He was not noted for his veracity. - conformity to truth or fact;
accuracy:to question the veracity of his account. - correctness or accuracy, as of the senses or of a scientific instrument.
- something veracious;
a truth.
- Medieval Latin vērācitās, equivalent. to Latin vērāc- (stem of vērāx) true + -itās- -ity
- 1615–25
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged honesty, integrity, credibility.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: veracity /vɛˈræsɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- truthfulness or honesty, esp when consistent or habitual
- precision; accuracy
- something true; a truth
Etymology: 17th Century: from Medieval Latin vērācitās, from Latin vērax; see veracious |