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Meaning of VERITY

Pronunciation:  'veritee

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth
  2. [n]  conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities"
 

VERITY is a 6 letter word that starts with V.

 

 Synonyms: the true, truth
 
 Antonyms: falseness, falsity
 
 See Also: actuality, truth

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ver"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Verities}. [F. v['e]rit['e], L.
veritas, fr. verus true. See {Very}.]
1. The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of
   a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact;
   truth; reality. ``The verity of certain words.'' --Shak.

         It is a proposition of eternal verity, that none can
         govern while he is despised.          --South.

2. That which is true; a true assertion or tenet; a truth; a
   reality.

         Mark what I say, which you shall find By every
         syllable a faithful verity.           --Shak.

 

 

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