men·dac·i·ty (m n-d s  -t )n. pl. men·dac·i·ties 1. The condition of being mendacious; untruthfulness. 2. A lie; a falsehood. |
mendacity [mɛnˈdæsɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. the tendency to be untruthful
2. a falsehood
[from Late Latin mendācitās, from Latin mendāx untruthful]
mendacious [mɛnˈdeɪʃəs] adj
mendaciously adv
mendaciousness n
mendacity
1. untruthfulness; the act or process of lying.
2. a lie or untruth. — mendacious, adj.
See also: Lies and Lying
2. a lie or untruth. — mendacious, adj.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | mendacity - the tendency to be untruthful untruthfulness - the quality of being untruthful veracity - unwillingness to tell lies |
mendacity
noun lying, lie, perjury, deceit, dishonesty, distortion, misrepresentation, duplicity, falsehood, untruth, falsification, insincerity, perfidy, fraudulence, deceitfulness, untruthfulness, mendaciousness, inveracity an astonishing display of cowardice and mendacity
Translations
mendacity
n → Verlogenheit f
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