verity

[ver-i-tee]

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.

Origin of verity

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

Can be confusedvérité verity

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Related Words for verities

verisimilitude, veracity, accuracy

Examples from the Web for verities

Historical Examples of verities

But for the exiled heart they are not such, but verities of abiding inspiration.
Apologia Diffidentis
W. Compton Leith
Her girlhood was behind her; she was facing the verities of existence.
Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross
Alice B. Emerson
I think it would do much to keep us close to the verities and the essentials.
The Holy Earth
L. H. Bailey
And if the verities are good for eternity they ought to be good for a day.
The Human Machine
E. Arnold Bennett
In which case—and here he came to verities—his work would suffer.
Mr. Britling Sees It Through
H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for verities

verity

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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Word Origin and History for verities

verity

late 14c., from Anglo-French and Old French verite "truth," from Latin veritatem (nominative veritas) "truth, truthfulness," from verus "true" (see very). Modern French vérité, literally "truth," borrowed 1966 as a term for naturalism or realism in film, etc.