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Definition of “verity

verity (ˈvɛrɪtɪPronunciation for verity

Definitions

noun

  1. the quality or state of being true, real, or correct
  2. a true principle, statement, idea, etc; a truth or fact

Word Origin

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

Synonyms

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= fact, truth, reality, gospel (truth) certainty, actuality, naked truth

Usage examples

  • Yet it is as much a verity that the sheer drama, even melodrama, of such abnegation will focus attention on the repercussions of Manoharpur.
    India Today (1999)
  • It laid bare the verity of Fiesco's words, `All earthly happiness is a lying illusion, and the human heart the source of unending tears.
    Susie Gilbert and Jay Shir, A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)

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