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mendacity
[ men-das-i-tee ]
/ mɛnˈdæs ɪ ti /
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noun, plural men·dac·i·ties for 2.
the quality of being mendacious; untruthfulness; tendency to lie.
an instance of lying; falsehood.
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Origin of mendacity
1640–50; <Late Latin mendācitās falsehood, equivalent to Latin mendāci- (stem of mendāx) given to lying, false + -tās-ty2
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mendacity
mendacity , mendicityWords nearby mendacity
Mencius, Mencken, Mencken, H. L., mend, mendacious, mendacity, Mende, Mendel, Mendeleev, Mendeleev, Dmitri, mendelevium
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British Dictionary definitions for mendacity
mendacity
/ (mɛnˈdæsɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
the tendency to be untruthful
a falsehood
Derived forms of mendacity
mendacious (mɛnˈdeɪʃəs), adjectivemendaciously, adverbmendaciousness, nounWord Origin for mendacity
C17: from Late Latin mendācitās, from Latin mendāx untruthful
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