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mendacity

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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.
mendacity
Noun
the tendency to be untruthful [Latin mendax untruthful]
mendacious adj
mendacity
1. untruthfulness; the act or process of lying.
2. a lie or untruth. — mendacious, adj.
See also: Lies and Lying
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mendacity - the tendency to be untruthful
untruthfulness - the quality of being untruthful
veracity - unwillingness to tell lies


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bureaus and their maintenance in mendacity prove that even governments
The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Are you aware, my lord, that mendacity is an organized body, a kind of association of those who have nothing against those who have everything; an association in which every one takes his share; one that elects a leader?
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
The nation numbers only eight hundred thousand souls, and there is poverty and misery and mendacity enough among them to furnish forty millions and be liberal about it.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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