veracity

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Pronunciation

/vəˈræsɪti/(vuh-RASS-ih-tee)

Part of speech

nounformal

Chinese

真实性；诚实

Definition

Conformity to facts; habitual truthfulness.

Word family

  • veracious/vəˈreɪʃəs/(adj)真实的
  • veraciously/vəˈreɪʃəsli/(adv)真实地

Collocations

  • question the veracity
  • veracity of claims
  • doubt the veracity
  • veracity of a statement

Examples

  1. 1.Journalists must always check the veracity of their sources before publishing. (truthfulness)
  2. 2.The court questioned the veracity of the witness's testimony. (accuracy)

Synonyms

  • truthfulness/ˈtruːθfʊlnəs/— neutral, general
  • accuracy/ˈækjʊrəsi/— factual correctness
  • authenticity/ˌɔːθɛnˈtɪsɪti/— genuineness

Etymology

from Latin "verax" = truthful — "verus" = true — the quality of being true