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.

Words nearby mendacity

mencken, h. l., mend, mend one's fences, mend one's ways, mendacious, mendacity, mende, mendel, mendel's first law, mendel's law, mendel's laws

Origin of mendacity

1640–50; < Late Latin mendācitās falsehood, equivalent to Latin mendāci- (stem of mendāx) given to lying, false + -tās -ty²

SYNONYMS FOR mendacity

1, 2 deception, lie, untruth, deceit.

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mendacity

mendacity mendicity

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Examples from the Web for mendacity

Besides 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|DAILY BEAST
The destruction of a for-profit enterprise is always noble; its defense always carries the whiff of mendacity.
Toyota's a Victim, Not a Villain|Eric Dezenhall|February 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
His new book, The Mendacity of Hope, argues that Obama has betrayed liberalism and the Constitution.
Obama's Tyranny|Roger D. Hodge|September 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Roger D. Hodge is the author of The Mendacity of Hope: Barack Obama and the Betrayal of American Liberalism.
Obama's Tyranny|Roger D. Hodge|September 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Only one candidate is awe-inspiring in his mendacity, and that is Charlie Crist.
Good Riddance to a Worthless Pol|Reihan Salam|April 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Abul Fazl had another project in his brain; it combined the audacity of genius with the mendacity of a courtier.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 9|Various
Whatever their motives may have been, one thing is certain, they have produced most convincing proof of German mendacity.
What Germany Thinks|Thomas F. A. Smith
I have done all the cooking and much of the dish-washing, and yet you have the impudence and mendacity to say I have been selfish.
The Indians of the Painted Desert Region|George Wharton James
I assented, with just the shade of irony necessary to rob the assertion of its mendacity.
That Affair Next Door|Anna Katharine Green
Of their mendacity and cynical views respecting it I had many illustrations.
The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. II (of 2)|Alexander Michie

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, noun

Word Origin for mendacity

C17: from Late Latin mendācitās, from Latin mendāx untruthful

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mendacity

noun, plural men·dac·i·ties for 2.

Words related to mendacity

Words nearby mendacity

Origin of mendacity

SYNONYMS FOR mendacity

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mendacity

Examples from the Web for mendacity

British Dictionary definitions for mendacity

noun plural -ties

Derived forms of mendacity

Word Origin for mendacity