veracity

(və-răs'ĭ-tē)
n., pl., -ties.

1. Adherence to the truth; truthfulness. See synonyms at truth.
2. Conformity to fact or truth; accuracy or precision: a report of doubtful veracity.
3. Something that is true.

[Medieval Latin vērācitās, from Latin vērāx, vērāc-, true. See veracious.]

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noun

1. Freedom from deceit or falseness: truth, truthfulness. See true/false.
2. Correspondence with fact or truth: accuracy, correctness, exactitude, exactness, fidelity, truth, veraciousness, veridicality, verity. See true/false.

n

Definition: truth
Antonyms: falsehood, falsity

Honesty, truthfulness.
See witness [character witness].
Compare credibility.

IN BRIEF: Truthfulness.

Veracity is the heart of morality. — Homas Huxley (1825-1895).

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n

Legal principle that states that a health professional should be honest and give full disclosure to the patient, abstain from misrepresentation or deceit, and report known lapses of the standards of care to the proper agencies.

See words rhyming with "veracity."

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sandhed, sanddruhed, sandfærdighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
eerlijkheid, de waarheid ziend, waarheid

Français (French)
n. - véracité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aufrichtigkeit, Wahrheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φιλ)αλήθεια, ειλικρίνεια

Italiano (Italian)
veritý

Português (Portuguese)
n. - veracidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
правдивость, достоверность, истина

Español (Spanish)
n. - veracidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sannfärdighet, sanningsenlighet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
说真实话, 诚实, 老实

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 說真實話, 誠實, 老實

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 진실을 말함, 성실, 정확성

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 正直, 誠実, 真実

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صدق, صحه, حق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אמיתות, מהימנות, דיוק‬

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