verity
Americannoun
plural
verities-
the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality.
to question the verity of a statement.
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something that is true, as a principle, belief, idea, or statement.
the eternal verities.
noun
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the quality or state of being true, real, or correct
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a true principle, statement, idea, etc; a truth or fact
Etymology
Origin of verity
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin vēritās, from vēr(us) “true” + -itās -ity
Example Sentences
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This was one of those personal truths that after voicing it to someone else solidifies its verity — and all in the name of Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times
They will almost assuredly will be captive of warmed-over doctrinal verities, underwritten by arrogant conviction.
From Salon
It tests our familiarity with horror tropes while messing with the variegated verities of Black identity.
From New York Times
The MyVote website does require a ballot requestor to verity that they are the person asking for it and carries a warning about potential penalties for committing fraud.
From Seattle Times
But it is more profoundly a primer on how to live when old verities turn to dust.
From Washington Post
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