vérité

[vey-ree-tey]

noun

French.

1. truth; truthfulness.

2. cinéma vérité.

vérité

/ verite, ˈveɪriːˌteɪ /

adjective

1. involving a high degree of realism or naturalism See also cinéma vérité

   a vérité look at David Bowie

Word History and Origins

Origin of vérité¹

French, literally: truth

Example Sentences

“Jaglom is, as always, big on verite and improvisation; with such a large cast milling about the airy, oceanside house, he’s managed to cover just about every conceivable baby base, with sentiments ranging from banal self-interest to self-conscious belly laughs, and a lot of very real, undeniably affecting poignancy in-between,” Willman wrote in his review of the film.

From Los Angeles Times

The inquiry was told Mr Verite carried six-year-old Bebe King's body out of the building, and had also earlier carried Alice Aguiar from where she had collapsed in the car park further down the street to get help.

From BBC

That was an oversimplification of a deeply troubling issue, but it also got to the heart of a story published this week by ProPublica and Verite News that haunts Louisiana and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

From Salon

“La vérité sur cette affaire est cruelle,” he said—“the truth is cruel.”

From Slate

But the movie’s verité style of thumbnail portraiture doesn’t always dovetail neatly with the other elements: the unloading of facts, getting those drone shots in and projecting a thriller-like atmosphere.

From Los Angeles Times