veracity

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Now it is true enough that his veracity is a very great merit, and that no one was ever so literally veracious as he.

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  1. noun Adherence to the truth; truthfulness. See Synonyms at truth.
  2. noun Conformity to fact or truth; accuracy or precision: a report of doubtful veracity.
  3. noun Something that is true.

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  • If one-tenth part of what he says he “witnessed with his own eyes” be true, and his veracity is above all doubt, he would have been wanting in the natural feelings of humanity had he not expressed himself in terms of indignation and abhorrence. —  The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Vol. II)
  • News organizations routinely ask questions about allegations in an attempt to determine their veracity, and Schmidt did not contend that they were publishing or broadcasting false information about Palin and her family. —  Thoughts Of A Conservative Christian
  • I have graphed the last deglaciation to present time (below), from publicly available data of high veracity, which is acknowledged in the graphic. —  GREENIE WATCH
  • He contended that there is more concern for influence than veracity, adding that with the need for speed comes inaccuracy and lack of peer review. “You retain trust by making sure those who receive information understand what you are saying. †—  Richard Edelman - 6 A.M.
  • The story is told with such an air of veracity, the little circumstantial details are introduced with such apparent artlessness, the grotesque incidents are described with such animation, (and relish!) —  History of the Plague in London
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Medieval Latin vērācitās, from Latin vērāx, vērāc-, true; see veracious.

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  1. from Old French veracitie, French véracité = Spanish veracidad = Portuguese veracidade = Italian veracità, from Middle Latin veracita(t-)s, truthfulness, from Latin verax (verac-), truthful: see veracious.
 

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