verity

[ ver-i-tee ]

noun

, plural ver·i·ties

1. the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality:

   to question the verity of a statement.

2. something that is true, as a principle, belief, idea, or statement:

   the eternal verities.

verity

/ ˈvɛrɪtɪ /

noun

1. the quality or state of being true, real, or correct
2. a true principle, statement, idea, etc; a truth or fact

Word History and Origins

Origin of verity¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin vēritās, from vēr(us) “true” + -itās -ity

Word History and Origins

Origin of verity¹

C14: from Old French vérité, from Latin vēritās, from vērus true

Example Sentences

And yet for many Republicans — including most of those seeking the party’s 2024 nomination — Trump’s irrefutable loss and direct responsibility for the Jan. 6 insurrection are a verity they dodge and duck.

From Los Angeles Times

It tests our familiarity with horror tropes while messing with the variegated verities of Black identity.

From New York Times

The British Isles, however, whose very substrate she knows to be cemented with the blood of racial injustice, are too haunted to grant her easy verities or much consolation.

From New York Times

He swears by the usual right-wing verities: more guns, fewer immigrants, lower taxes.

From Los Angeles Times

The MyVote website does require a ballot requestor to verity that they are the person asking for it and carries a warning about potential penalties for committing fraud.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• verisimilitude