verity

[ver-i-tee]

noun

plural

verities 

1. the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality.

   to question the verity of a statement.

2. something that is true, as a principle, belief, idea, or statement.

   the eternal verities.

verity

/ ˈvɛrɪtɪ /

noun

1. the quality or state of being true, real, or correct

2. a true principle, statement, idea, etc; a truth or fact

Word History and Origins

Origin of verity¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin vēritās, from vēr(us) “true” + -itās -ity

Word History and Origins

Origin of verity¹

C14: from Old French vérité, from Latin vēritās, from vērus true

Example Sentences

His success threatens established political verities and offers a possible model for left-populist victory, even amid a climate of chaos and despair.

From Salon

This was one of those personal truths that after voicing it to someone else solidifies its verity — and all in the name of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

They will almost assuredly will be captive of warmed-over doctrinal verities, underwritten by arrogant conviction.

From Salon

And yet for many Republicans — including most of those seeking the party’s 2024 nomination — Trump’s irrefutable loss and direct responsibility for the Jan. 6 insurrection are a verity they dodge and duck.

From Los Angeles Times

It tests our familiarity with horror tropes while messing with the variegated verities of Black identity.

From New York Times

Related Words

• verisimilitude