noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/
General-American:/vəˈɹæ.sə.ti/
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rhymes with -æsɪti
homophone: voracity (one pronunciation)
CMU ARPABET:V ER0 AE1 S IH0 T IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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4
noun
Meaning 4
Act of being exact and accurate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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5
noun
Meaning 5
Correctness and carefulness in one's plan of action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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6
noun
Meaning 6
unwillingness to tell lies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: mendacity
Broader terms: truthfulness
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
صِدْق
(ṣidq)
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Bulgarian:
правди́вост
(pravdívost)
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Catalan:
veracitat
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Czech:
pravdomluvnost
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Danish:
oprigtighed
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Esperanto:
vereco
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Finnish:
todenmukaisuus
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Finnish:
totuudenmukaisuus
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
French:
véracité
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Galician:
veracidade
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Georgian:
სიმართლე
(simartle)
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Georgian:
უტყუარობა
(uṭq̇uaroba)
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
German:
Aufrichtigkeit
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Greek:
ειλικρίνεια
(eilikríneia)
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Polish:
prawdomówność
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Polish:
wiarygodność
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Portuguese:
veracidade
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Russian:
правди́вость
(pravdívostʹ)
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Spanish:
veracidad
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Swedish:
sanning
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Swedish:
uppriktighet
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Tagalog:
katotohanan
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Telugu:
బొంకమి
(boṅkami)
— (of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness
Bulgarian:
истина
(istina)
— something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
Czech:
pravdivost
— something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
Danish:
sandhed
— something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
French:
vérité
— something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
Galician:
verdade
— something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
Georgian:
სიმართლე
(simartle)
— something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
Georgian:
უტყუარობა
(uṭq̇uaroba)
— something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
Greek:
αλήθεια
(alítheia)
— something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
Polish:
prawda
— something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
Portuguese:
verdade
— something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
Russian:
пра́вда
(právda)
— something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
Swedish:
sanning
— something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
Ottoman Turkish:
حقیقت
(hakikat)
— something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
Ottoman Turkish:
كرچك
(gerçek)
— something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth
Bulgarian:
достоверност
(dostovernost)
— agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
Czech:
věrohodnost
— agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
Finnish:
todenmukaisuus
— agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
Finnish:
totuudenmukaisuus
— agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
French:
exactitude
— agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
Galician:
exactitude
— agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
Greek:
ακρίβεια
(akríveia)
— agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
Greek:
ορθότητα
(orthótita)
— agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
Polish:
prawdziwość
— agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision
Swedish:
sanningsenlighet
— agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision