noun
veracity
vuh-RAS-uh-tee/vəˈræsəti/
The quality of being truthful or accurate.
She checks the account's veracity against the physical evidence.
Etymology
The pieces express the quality of being truthful. English initially applied veracity to a person's habitual truthfulness, then extended it to the truth or accuracy of what is reported.
In context
there's no way to kind of like verify the veracity of this. We don't know if it's absolutely true.
More examples
- Several witnesses support the statement's veracity.
- He questions the veracity of the anonymous report.
- Her reputation for veracity makes the accusation surprising.
Forms
veracity
Similar words
- truthfulness
- The straightforward everyday equivalent.
- accuracy
- Accuracy is correctness; veracity can also concern a person’s honesty.