Meaning

5 senses
  1. (uncountable)The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.

    Aufrichtigkeit

    правди́востьpravdívostʹ

  2. (countable)Something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth.

    пра́вдаprávda

  3. (uncountable)Agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision.

  4. (countable, uncountable)Act of being exact and accurate.

  5. (countable, uncountable)Correctness and carefulness in one's plan of action.

More definitions
  • unwillingness to tell lies

Examples

11 sentences
  1. I doubt that the veracity of his statement.

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  2. I doubt the veracity of his statement.

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  3. I doubt the veracity of his story.

    ruЯ сомневаюсь в подлинности его истории.

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  4. Courts examine the veracity of witness testimony.

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  5. The veracity of the waitress surprised the detective.

    deDie Wahrheitsliebe der Kellnerin überraschte den Detektiv.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness:
something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
(of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness:

Origin

From Middle French véracité, from Old French veracitie, from Medieval Latin vērācitās (“tr

From Middle French véracité, from Old French veracitie, from Medieval Latin vērācitās (“truthfulness”) (whence -acity), from Latin vērāx (“truthful, speaking truth”), from vērus (“true, real”). See very.

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