Veracity Meaning and Usage

Veracity
noun
1. Adherence to the truth; truthfulness.
2. Conformity to fact or truth; accuracy or precision: a report of doubtful veracity.
3. Something that is true.


Derivatives:
Veracious - adjective



Let’s look at some examples:

1. He is not alone in doubting the scientific veracity of global warming claims.

2. The world is upheld by the veracity of good men: they make the earth wholesome.

3. The veracity of the claim can be tested against the findings of archaeology.

4. The faith must show itself in actions which prove the veracity, honesty and sincerity of the words.

5. There should be a presumption in favor of allowing juries to assess the veracity of evidence.

6. Veracity is the heart of morality.

7. I am not able to ascertain the veracity of this story.

8. The geology of the earth actually is a beautiful mosaic of rock formations that confirm the historical veracity of Noah's Flood.

9. The veracity of young George Washington is legendary, but it may be apocryphal.


Synonyms: accuracy, actuality, artlessness, authenticity, authoritativeness, candor, conformity, correctness, credibility, exactitude, exactness, fairness, fidelity, frankness, genuineness, honesty, honor, impartiality, ingenuousness, integrity, precision, probity, reality, rectitude, rightness, sincerity, trueness, trustworthiness, truth, truthfulness, uprightness, veraciousness, veridicality, verisimilitude, veritableness, verity.

Antonyms: falsehood, falsity, mendacity, error, inaccuracy, fallacy, dishonesty, insincerity.


Some more examples:

1. And why should we even be concerned about the veracity of these allegations?

2. Konrad referred to the problem of how to verify the veracity of the information presented on the Web.

3. By simply denying the historical veracity of these reports, of course!

4. Any member, who wishes to check the veracity of this, should visit the place in question.

5. I have more personal vanity than modesty, and twice as much veracity as the two put together.
6. To the Layman, this argument seems of dubious veracity because there have not been any cases of bits falling off.

7. He felt, in the face of distrust of divine veracity or of the divine goodness, an emotion of simple amazement.

8. He was not noted for his veracity.