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

Words nearby verity

verismo, Veríssimo, veritable, veritas, vérité, verity, verjuice, Verkhne-Udinsk, Verkhoyansk Range, verklempt, verkrampte

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How to use verity in a sentence

Verity responds — but really, Liselle admits to herself later, she calls because “no matter how distant, abusive, judgmental, unloving and useless one’s mother was, one called her when things fell apart.”
‘The Days of Afrekete’ is a bitingly funny novel with echoes to ‘Mrs. Dalloway’|Wendy Smith|October 28, 2021|Washington Post
Living in a universe that is already out of their control, they can become especially shaken when the verities they count on to give the world order–the rituals in their lives, the very day-to-dayness of living–get blown to bits.
The Coronavirus Seems to Spare Most Kids From Illness, but Its Effect on Their Mental Health Is Deepening|Jeffrey Kluger|July 23, 2020|Time
Paleoconservative Jesse Helms objected to Verity because the nominee favored increased trade with the Soviet Union.
The Republicans’ Ugly and Shameful Chuck Hagel Filibuster|John Avlon|February 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Another alleged proof of the divine verity of the Christian religion is the Prophecies.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford

He stood now with a calculating look, almost as if he were checking the verity of the report.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Our civil liberty affords us a sufficient foundation, and our liberty leads us to absolute verity in art.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther
The acknowledgment of defeat, even to himself, gave it the final stamp of verity.
Mr. Opp|Alice Hegan Rice
Afterwards they know it, and attest the verity of the prediction.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham

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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