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veracious

/vəˈreɪʃəs/adjective

उच्चारण वरेशस

सत्यवादी, सच्चा

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adjective
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    formal

    honest; telling the truth

    सत्यवादी, सच्चा

    • a veracious witness
    • The judge relied on the veracious account of the eyewitness.
    • The inspector found her story veracious and closed the case.
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    • He is a veracious man who never exaggerates.
    • Historians value veracious records of daily life.

    Synonyms truthful honest sincere trustworthy frank

    Opposite mendacious lying dishonest untruthful

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ve·ra·cious

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Keep apart, asked very often: veracious (truthful) and voracious (very greedy for food: 'a voracious appetite'; also eager: 'a voracious reader').

इन्हें अलग रखिए, यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: veracious (सत्यवादी) और voracious (भोजन का अत्यधिक लालची: 'a voracious appetite'; उत्सुक भी: 'a voracious reader')।

Keep the truthful words together: veracious, truthful, candid, sincere, forthright.

सच्चाई के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: veracious, truthful, candid, sincere, forthright।

§Grammar and usage

The noun veracity means truthfulness ('doubt the veracity of his statement').

Noun veracity का अर्थ सच्चाई है ('doubt the veracity of his statement')।