单词 | verity |
释义 | verity (once / 2834 pages) n If your friend tells you she saw a UFO yesterday afternoon, you might be inclined to question the verity, or truthfulness, of her statement. Everyone knows UFOs are only visible at night. Verity can also be used to mean “a true idea, belief, or statement.” Abstract concepts like love and goodness are often referred to as verities, conveying the idea that they are universal truths. Verity is related to the word verify, meaning “to determine whether something is true." If your friend tells you that UFO story again, you should verify its verity! WORD FAMILYverity: verities USAGE EXAMPLES"It's great to see classic cooking being done again by a whole new generation," said Verity Mann. BBC(Dec 17, 2016) His films’ ambiguities and counter-clichés don’t so much challenge verities as muddy conspiratorial waters; it’s a cinema of disinformation masquerading as transgression. The New Yorker(Nov 15, 2016) Economics correspondent Andy Verity explains what the Bank of England's practice of quantitative easing means - against the clock. BBC(Nov 02, 2016) 1n conformity to reality or actuality he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities Syn|Ant|Hyper the true, trueness, truth falseness, falsity the state of being false or untrue actuality the state of actually existing objectively 2n an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth Hyper truth a fact that has been verified |
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