inveracity

American  

[in-vuh-ras-i-tee] / ˌɪn vəˈræs ɪ ti /

noun

plural

inveracities

1. untruthfulness; mendacity.

2. an untruth; falsehood.

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inveracity British  

/ ˌɪnvəˈræsɪtɪ /

noun

1. lying; untruthfulness

2. an untruth; lie

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Etymology

Origin of inveracity

First recorded in 1860–65; in- ³ + veracity

Example Sentences

Doubtless it is sent upon us for our sins; but had we not already a plague of inveracity?

From The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 by Howes, S. O. (Silas Orrin)

In no instance, therefore, in the illustrations of inaccuracy given in the preceding pages, is there any imputation of perverse and intentional inveracity.

From An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals by Leffingwell, Albert

We need to remember, however, that inaccuracy by no means connotes inveracity.

From An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals by Leffingwell, Albert

Such explanation implies an inveracity which it is not necessary to impute.

From An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals by Leffingwell, Albert

You think the scene is Alexandria or the Spanish main, where you may let your imagination play revel to the extent of inveracity.

From Apologia pro Vita Sua by Newman, John Henry