Veracity

Origins

F. véracité (= It. veracità, Sp. veracidad, Pg. veracidade), or med.L. vrcitt-, vrcits, f. L. vrci-, vrax, f. vr-us real, true.

Definitions

• 1. The quality or character in persons of speaking or stating the truth; habitual observance of the truth; truthfulness, veraciousness.

b. of veracity, trustworthy, veracious, truthful. (Also with qualifying adjectives.)

c. This quality as manifested in individuals. Const. of (a person) or with possessive.

• 2. Agreement of statement or report with the actual fact or facts; accordance with truth; correctness, accuracy.

b. Const. of or with possessive.

• 3. Correspondence with external facts; exactness in the indication of these.
• 4. That which is true; a truthful statement; a truth.
• 5. Comb., as veracity-assuring, -serving.