verity
Americannoun
plural
verities-
the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality.
to question the verity of a statement.
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something that is true, as a principle, belief, idea, or statement.
the eternal verities.
noun
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the quality or state of being true, real, or correct
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a true principle, statement, idea, etc; a truth or fact
Etymology
Origin of verity
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin vēritās, from vēr(us) “true” + -itās -ity
Example Sentences
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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 • Nov. 4, 2022
But it is also a reminder of a cultural verity that pertains even now.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2020
“I question the intent, the authenticity, the verity, that Mike DiSabato shares in ANY of his words or actions.”
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2018
Many of the most convincing lies come smothered in a sauce of verity.
From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2018
We can establish ‘the verity of the fact’, he says, without having knowledge of the cause.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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