veracity
noun
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Veracity has been a part of English since the early 17th century, and we can honestly tell you that it derives from the Latin adjective vērāx ("truthful"), which in turn comes from the earlier vērus ("true"). Vērus also gives us verity ("the quality of being true"), verify ("to establish the truth of"), and verisimilitude ("the appearance of truth"), among other words. In addition, vērāx is the root of the word veraciousness, a somewhat rarer synonym and cousin of veracity.
Examples of veracity in a Sentence
Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator, 31 Mar. 1998
The trial began with a flurry of motions and questions challenging the judge's authority and veracity. The defendants earlier had called the judge's authority into question when jurors were selected two weeks ago.
—Chris Bird, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Jan. 1996
… some documentary photographers supported the photographer's right to find essential rather than literal truths in any situation, while others … insisted on absolute veracity, maintaining that for images to be true to both medium and event, situations should be found, not reenacted.
—Naomi Rosenblum, A World History of Photography, 1989
We questioned the veracity of his statements.
The jury did not doubt the veracity of the witness.
Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
There’ve been instances in the past where doctored photos of high-profile figures have been widely circulated on the internet, without their veracity being checked.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 11 Mar. 2024
If it is measured in years rather than months, the romance will have survived an initial trial by fire that has ranged from doubts about the relationship’s veracity to theories far less grounded in reality.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024
In response, Nick Mosby consistently questioned the veracity of the notes prosecutors referred to.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2024
And each wrestler in the film was based on a pro wrestler of that time, most of whom are still competing, so Rose keenly felt the pressure of veracity.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2023
Editors also must ensure the veracity of photos that were taken in uncertain circumstances.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
The point was not the veracity of the accusation but the fact that Republicans had an accusation to make.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2024
Using these pamphlets, along with trial documents, edicts and other contemporary diaries, historian Bradford Bouley explores the context of this unusual story of cannibalism, the veracity of the sources, and the meaning of meat and the ways it was produced in early modern Rome.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Veracity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veracity. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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