veracity

UK: /vəˈræsəti/ US: /vəˈræsɪti/ ,(və ras′i tē)

Inflections of 'veracity' (n): npl: veracities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ve•rac•i•ty /vəˈræsɪti/   n. [uncountable]

1. habitual observance of truth in speech or statement;
   truthfulness.
2. correctness;
   accuracy:
   checking the veracity of the story.

See -ver-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ve•rac•i•ty  (və ras′i tē), n., pl. -ties for 4.

1. habitual observance of truth in speech or statement;
   truthfulness:
   He was not noted for his veracity.
2. conformity to truth or fact;
   accuracy:
   to question the veracity of his account.
3. correctness or accuracy, as of the senses or of a scientific instrument.
4. something veracious;
   a truth.

• Medieval Latin vērācitās, equivalent. to Latin vērāc- (stem of vērāx) true + -itās- -ity
• 1615–25

Synonyms

• 1. honesty, integrity, credibility.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

veracity / vɛˈræsɪtɪ/ noun ( -ties)

1. truthfulness or honesty, esp when consistent or habitual
2. precision; accuracy
3. something true; a truth

Etymology: 17th Century: from Medieval Latin vērācitās, from Latin vērax; see veracious