veracious

English

Etymology

From Latin verac- +‎ -ious, stem of vērāx (“truthful”), from vērus (“true”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Homophone: voracious

Adjective

veracious (comparative more veracious, superlative most veracious)

1. True.

   Synonym: veridical

   Antonyms: false, falsidical

   The politician's statement was eventually proven to be veracious.

   • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 321:

     "It were against all rules, whether of history or romance—whether I look to my grandfather Henri Quatre, or to the less veracious chronicles of Scuderi, and copy Oroondates—to depart without some favour."

2. Truthful; speaking the truth.

   Synonym: veridical

   Antonyms: dishonest, falsidical

   • 1864, Sheridan Le Fanu, Wicked Captain Walshawe, of Wauling:

     Now there are two curious circumstances to be observed in this relation of my uncle's, who was, as I have said, a perfectly veracious man.

Derived terms

• unveracious
• veraciously
• veraciousness

 

Related terms

• veracity

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