mendacity
[ men-das-i-tee ]
/ mɛnˈdæs ɪ ti /
noun, plural men·dac·i·ties for 2.
the quality of being mendacious; untruthfulness; tendency to lie.
an instance of lying; falsehood.
Origin of mendacity
1640–50; < Late Latin
mendācitās falsehood, equivalent to Latin
mendāci- (stem of
mendāx) given to lying, false +
-tās
-ty2
SYNONYMS FOR mendacity
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mendacity
mendacity mendicityWords nearby mendacity
mencken, h. l.,
mend,
mend one's fences,
mend one's ways,
mendacious,
mendacity,
mende,
mendel,
mendel's first law,
mendel's law,
mendel's laws
Example sentences from the Web for mendacity
British Dictionary definitions for mendacity
mendacity
/ (mɛnˈdæsɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
the tendency to be untruthful
a falsehood
Derived forms of mendacity
mendacious (mɛnˈdeɪʃəs), adjective mendaciously, adverb mendaciousness, nounWord Origin for mendacity
C17: from Late Latin
mendācitās, from Latin
mendāx untruthful