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Added 10 October 2026

veracity

/vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/ noun

Latin root: vērācitās Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about veracity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.
Something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth.
Agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision.

Origin

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.

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