veracity

[vuh-ras-i-tee] /vəˈræs ɪ ti/
noun, plural veracities for 4.
1.
habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness:
He was not noted for his veracity.
2.
conformity to truth or fact; accuracy:
to question the veracity of his account.
3.
correctness or accuracy, as of the senses or of a scientific instrument.
4.
something veracious; a truth.
Origin
1615-25; < Medieval Latin vērācitās, equivalent to Latin vērāc- (stem of vērāx) true + -itās- -ity
Related forms
nonveracity, noun, plural nonveracities.
Synonyms
1. honesty, integrity, credibility.
Examples from the web for veracity
  • The fact that he did not recognize the danger he was in makes me doubt his veracity and intelligence, if not his integrity.
  • Scientists regularly have to rely on a few dated observations of questionable veracity.
  • They don't know how to judge the quality and veracity of information for which they have no background.
  • Bloggers and users of social media set about trying to ascertain the veracity of this information.
  • The book is punctuated by odd illustrations which both announce and undercut the veracity of the story.
  • It is another for the president's own spokesman to question his master's veracity.
  • They're in charge of the nation's monetary policy, yet seem ambivalent about monetary policy's veracity.
  • Evading the latter sometimes serves the former, which is why veracity and lying are treated instrumentally in politics.
  • Let's start out by establishing the veracity of this article.
  • Their teachers have frequently publicly shown miracles to prove the correctness of their message and veracity of their teachings.
British Dictionary definitions for veracity

veracity

/vɛˈræsɪtɪ/
noun (pl) -ties
1.
truthfulness or honesty, esp when consistent or habitual
2.
precision; accuracy
3.
something true; a truth
Word Origin
C17: from Medieval Latin vērācitās, from Latin vērax; see veracious
Word Origin and History for veracity
n.

1620s, from French véracité, from Medieval Latin veracitatem (nominative veracitas) "truthfulness," from Latin verax (genitive veracis) "truthful," from verus "true" (see very).