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men·dac·i·ty  (mn-ds-t)

n. pl. men·dac·i·ties

1. The condition of being mendacious; untruthfulness.

2. A lie; a falsehood.

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mendacity

Noun

the tendency to be untruthful [Latin mendax untruthful]

mendacious adj

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mendacity

1. untruthfulness; the act or process of lying.
2. a lie or untruth. — mendacious, adj.

See also: Lies and Lying

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mendacity - the tendency to be untruthful untruthfulness - the quality of being untruthful veracity - unwillingness to tell lies