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ver·i·ty
\ˈverəd.ē, -rətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English verite, from Middle French verité, from Latin veritat-, veritas, from verus true + -itat- -itas -ity — more at very
1.
a. : the quality or state of being true or real:
(1) : the consonance of a statement, proposition, or representation with fact
< the verity of his recollection of the castle >
(2) : faithfulness or correspondence to aesthetic truth
< the verity of a symphony to the composer's conception >
b. : the quality or state of being eternally or necessarily true and not merely true as a matter of fact
2. : something that is true : a true fact or statement; especially : a statement true in all circumstances : a necessary especially ethical, religious, or aesthetic truth
3. : honesty, veracity
Synonyms: see truth |