verity

[ ver-i-tee ]

/ ˈvɛr ɪ ti /

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noun, plural ver·i·ties for 2.

the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality: to question the verity of a statement.

something that is true, as a principle, belief, idea, or statement: the eternal verities.

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Origin of verity

1325–75; Middle English <Latin vēritās, equivalent to vēr(us) true + -itās-ity

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH verity

vérité, verity

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How to use verity in a sentence

Direct and painful verities were best tolerated by the reading public when exhibited as instances of the workings of natural law.
The Letters of Ambrose Bierce|Ambrose Bierce
And again—“Art should be an individual expression of the verities, an ardour that concedes nothing.”
Corot|Sidney Allnutt
But neither can we afford to dispense with the radical verities of Life and Nature which they recognised.
Impressions And Comments|Havelock Ellis
She did not realise this vividly, but with the remoteness which all verities except those of sensation have for youth.
April Hopes|William Dean Howells

With the verities of life and death so near to them, these young people were very serious, indeed.
Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross|Alice B. Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for verity

verity

/ (ˈvɛrɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the quality or state of being true, real, or correct

a true principle, statement, idea, etc; a truth or fact

Word Origin for verity

C14: from Old French vérité, from Latin vēritās, from vērus true

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Origin of verity

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