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veracity

/vəˈræsəti/noun

उच्चारण वरैसटी

सत्यता, सच्चाई, सत्यनिष्ठा

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    [U] formal

    the quality of being true; the habit of telling the truth

    सत्यता, सच्चाई, सत्यनिष्ठा

    • The court questioned the veracity of the witness's statement.
    • Nobody doubts the veracity of her report.
    • The police checked the veracity of his story before they released him.
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    • I have no reason to doubt the veracity of her account.
    • The editor was careful about the veracity of every news item.

    Synonyms truth truthfulness accuracy honesty credibility

    Opposite falsehood dishonesty inaccuracy untruthfulness

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ve·rac·i·ty

With -racity (not 'verasity' or 'veracety'); from the Latin verus, true, as in verify, verdict and very.

अंत में -racity ('verasity' या 'veracety' गलत है); Latin verus, सच, से, verify, verdict और very की तरह।

?Which word?

Keep apart veracity (truthfulness) and voracity (a huge appetite).

Veracity (सत्यता) और voracity (बहुत भूख) को अलग रखिए।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Question the veracity of, beyond doubt.

Collocations: question the veracity of (किसी बात की सच्चाई पर सवाल उठाना), beyond doubt (संदेह से परे, यानी पूरी तरह निश्चित)।