veracity

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun unwillingness to tell lies

Etymology

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

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