veracious

[vuh-rey-shuhs]

adjective

1. habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest.

   a veracious witness.

   Antonyms: mendacious

2. characterized by truthfulness; true, accurate, or honest in content.

   a veracious statement; a veracious account.

   Antonyms: mendacious

veracious

/ vɛˈreɪʃəs /

adjective

1. habitually truthful or honest

2. accurate; precise

Other Word Forms

• veraciously adverb
• veraciousness noun
• nonveracious adjective
• nonveraciously adverb
• nonveraciousness noun
• unveracious adjective
• unveraciously adverb
• unveraciousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of veracious¹

First recorded in 1670–80; veraci(ty) + -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of veracious¹

C17: from Latin vērax, from vērus true

Example Sentences

Consider the title of his website, a painfully veracious observation on contemporary texting behavior: “sayingsomethingsincerelyandendingitwith.lol.”

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“All American Made” is a soulful and veracious snapshot of the times we’re living in.

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So often when the American plays, tennis becomes a very simple equation: if she gets into her veracious groove she triumphs.

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“These are the creatures,” he wrote, “that prove fairy tales to be more veracious than ancient history.”

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For too long this film renders a portrait of a feminist artist in clown paint, though Tomlin hangs in with a veracious, multidimensional performance.

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