noun · countable / uncountable · rare

mendacity

men·da·ci·ty

mendacity · mendacities

лживость, ложь, фальшь

Verlogenheit, Unwahrheit

The fact or condition of being untruthfulThe fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.

/mɛnˈdæsəti/

Meaning

2 senses

(uncountable)The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.
Verlogenheit
лжи́востьlžívostʹ
the tendency to be untruthful
(countable)A deceit, falsehood, or lie.
Unwahrheit
ложьložʹ, фальшьfalʹšʹ

Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty:

a deceit, falsehood, or lie:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty:

a deceit, falsehood, or lie:

Origin

From Late Latin mendacitas, from Latin mendāx (“deceitful, deceptive, lying”) + -itās (suf

From Late Latin mendacitas, from Latin mendāx (“deceitful, deceptive, lying”) + -itās (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being). Mendāx is derived from mentior (“to deceive, lie”) (from mēns, mentis (“mind; intellect; judgment, reasoning”), from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”)) + -āx (suffix forming adjectives expressing a tendency or inclination), or from Proto-Indo-European *mend- (“to fault”). By surface analysis, Latin mendāc- + -ity.

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