mendacity
the quality of being mendacious; untruthfulness; tendency to lie.
an instance of lying; falsehood.
Origin of mendacity
1Other words for mendacity
Words that may be confused with mendacity
- mendacity , mendicity
Words Nearby mendacity
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How to use mendacity in a sentence
In the film, based on Jennifer Vogel’s memoir Flim Flam Man, Jennifer comes to believe her father’s mendacity is “wedded to his shame and disappointment.”
From Stillwater to Sweet Girl, A New Crop of Movies Explores the Plight of Modern Dads | Belinda Luscombe | August 18, 2021 | TimeBesides the mendacity of it all, such a scheme misses the obvious truth that “the audience has a mind of its own.”
The Insane Swedish Plan to Rate Games for Sexism | Nick Gillespie | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWithin this maelstrom of mendacity lies an urgent film that dares to convey the black experience in America: Dear White People.
‘Dear White People’: How An Ex-Publicist’s Twitter Became One of the Year’s Most Important Films | Marlow Stern | October 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRush soon moved out of apology mode in any event, casting himself as a victim of media mendacity.
Why Rush Limbaugh’s Apology for Sandra Fluke ‘Slut’ Remarks Bombed | Howard Kurtz | March 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe destruction of a for-profit enterprise is always noble; its defense always carries the whiff of mendacity.
His new book, The mendacity of Hope, argues that Obama has betrayed liberalism and the Constitution.
A surprising person Henri, with his worn uniform and his capacity for kindly mendacity.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts Rinehart"Of course, I didn't really think she was my aunt," he said, with the easy mendacity of childhood.
The Open Question | Elizabeth RobinsWith characteristic mendacity, the duke spread the report that the prisoner had died a natural death.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry BairdNothing is more revolting, but nothing is more characteristic of the Queen, than her shameless mendacity.
History of the English People | John Richard Green"Religious mania; hysterical mendacity," a doctor diagnosed it, with a pompous frown.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
British Dictionary definitions for mendacity
/ (mɛnˈdæsɪtɪ) /
the tendency to be untruthful
a falsehood
Origin of mendacity
1Derived forms of mendacity
- mendacious (mɛnˈdeɪʃəs), adjective
- mendaciously, adverb
- mendaciousness, noun
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