veracity

Meaning

Noun

• The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.
• Something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth.
• Agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision.
• Act of being exact and accurate.
• Correctness and carefulness in one's plan of action.

Origin

• From Middle French véracité, from Old French veracitie, from Medieval Latin vērācitās, from Latin vērāx, from vērus. See very.