What does mendacity mean?
Definitions for mendacity
mɛnˈdæs ɪ timen·dac·i·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
mendacitynoun
the tendency to be untruthful
Wiktionary
mendacitynoun
The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.
mendacitynoun
A lie, deceit or falsehood.
Etymology: From post-classical mendacitas, from mendax.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Mendacitynoun
Falsehood.
Etymology: from mendax, Latin.
In this delivery there were additional mendacities; for the commandment forbid not to touch the fruit, and positively said, Ye shall surely die; but she, extenuating, replied, Lest ye die. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. i.
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mendacity
Mendacity is the act of being untruthful, dishonest, or deceitful; a tendency or disposition to lie. It refers to the quality of being false or lying.
Webster Dictionary
Mendacitynoun
the quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of lying
Mendacitynoun
a falsehood; a lie
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mendacity in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mendacity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of mendacity in a Sentence
This is the president’s mendacity continuing to a degree that is really quite remarkable.
If fact [checking] is anything, we've never had anybody with the level of mendacity that he has. Not even close, it's in the eye of the beholder.
One of the chief obstacles to intelligence is credulity, and credulity could be enormously diminished by instructions as to the prevalent forms of mendacity. Credulity is a greater evil in the present day than it ever was before, because, owing to the growth of education, it is much easier than it used to be to spread misinformation, and, owing to democracy, the spread of misinformation is more important than in former times to the holders of power.
It's so maddening to watch, the mendacity, the incompetence, it's just maddening to watch. The tweeting is just the way to get it out of the way, so I can get it off my chest and move on with my life that day. That's basically it. Frankly, it's so I don't end up screaming at her about it.
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Translations for mendacity
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- løgnagtighed, uhæderlighedDanish
- Unwahrheit, VerlogenheitGerman
- ψευδολογίαGreek
- mentira, mendacidadSpanish
- دروغ گوییPersian
- epärehellisyys, valheellisuus, petos, valhe, vilppiFinnish
- mensongeFrench
- menzogna, mendacità, falsità, bugiaItalian
- סלידהHebrew
- oneerlijkheid, leugen, bedrog, leugenachtigheidDutch
- uærlighet, falskhetNorwegian
- zakłamaniePolish
- falsitateRomanian
- лживость, ложьRussian
- yalancılıkTurkish
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