verity
pronunciation
How to pronounce verity in British English:
UK [ˈverəti]
How to pronounce verity in American English:
US [ˈvɛrɪti]
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- Noun:
- conformity to reality or actuality
- an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth
Word Origin
- verity (n.)
- late 14c., from Anglo-French and Old French verite "truth, sincerity, loyalty" (12c.), from Latin veritatem (nominative veritas) "truth, truthfulness," from verus "true" (see very). Modern French vérité, literally "truth," was borrowed into English 1966 as a term for naturalism or realism in film, etc.
Example
- 1. You killed her . You killed verity . Confess it !
- 2. " They introduced buttons , " says verity wilson , an expert on chinese clothes and textiles .
- 3. Who is verity ? What is she ?
- 4. Was verity right to decide to give up michael for god ?
- 5. His wife , verity beman , 39 , said : " I think he 's a hero : a hero in bonds undies . "