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VERACITY
veracity
(noun) unwillingness to tell lies
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
veracity (countable and uncountable, plural veracities)
(uncountable, of a person) The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.
(countable) Something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth.
(uncountable) Agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision.
Act of being exact and accurate.
Correctness and carefulness in one's plan of action.
Synonyms
• See also veracity
Source: Wiktionary
Ve*rac"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. véracité.]
Definition: The quality or state of being veracious; habitual observance of truth; truthfulness; truth; as, a man of veracity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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