# veracity

/vɝˈæsɪti/ (US) · /vəɹˈæsɪti/ (UK) · CEFR C1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/veracity
Updated: 2026-05-18

## Definition

the quality of being true or honest. You use this to describe how much you can trust someone's words or a piece of information.

For teachers: the quality of being true, accurate, or honest. Often used in formal or legal contexts to describe the reliability of a statement or evidence.

## Examples

- The witness's veracity was questioned by the lawyers.
- The journalist spent months verifying the veracity of the documents before publishing the story.
- The historian's reputation for veracity was built on decades of meticulous research and a refusal to publish anything without a solid source.

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