noun, plural ve·rac·i·ties for 4.
- habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness: He was not noted for his veracity.
- conformity to truth or fact; accuracy: to question the veracity of his account.
- correctness or accuracy, as of the senses or of a scientific instrument.
- something veracious; a truth.
noun plural -ties
- truthfulness or honesty, esp when consistent or habitual
- precision; accuracy
- something true; a truth
1620s, from French véracité, from Medieval Latin veracitatem (nominative veracitas) “truthfulness,” from Latin verax (genitive veracis) “truthful,” from verus “true” (see very).