'Verity' definitions:

Definition of 'verity'

From: WordNet
noun
Conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities" [syn: truth, the true, verity, trueness] [ant: falseness, falsity]
noun
An enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth

Definition of 'Verity'

From: GCIDE
  • Verity \Ver"i*ty\, n.; pl. Verities. [F. v['e]rit['e], L. veritas, fr. verus true. See Very.]
  • 1. The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact; truth; reality. "The verity of certain words." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • It is a proposition of eternal verity, that none can govern while he is despised. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which is true; a true assertion or tenet; a truth; a reality. [1913 Webster]
  • Mark what I say, which you shall find By every syllable a faithful verity. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'verity'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Verity'