verity

Pronunciation: /ˈvɛɹɪti/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun conformity to reality or actuality
  2. noun an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth

Etymology

From Middle English verite, from Anglo-Norman verité or Middle French verité, from Old French verité, from Latin vēritās, from the adjective vērus (“true”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

truth, the true, trueness

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
actuality
Opposite (antonyms)
falsity

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