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veracity

noun

  1. truthfulness
  2. degree to which something is truthful, accurate, and free from error
  3. power of conveying or perceiving truth
  4. something true
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/ / /vəˈɹæ.sə.ti/

noun

Etymology: From Middle French véracité, from Old French veracitie, from Medieval Latin vērācitās (“truthfulness”), from Latin vērāx (“truthful, speaking truth”), from vērus (“true, real”). See very.

  1. The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.

    Of course if you don't accept Conway's story, it means that you doubt either his veracity or his sanity—one may as well be frank.

  2. Something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth.
  3. Agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision.
  4. Act of being exact and accurate.
  5. Correctness and carefulness in one's plan of action.