Veraciousness
n.thoughtful, capableformal
What it means
The quality of being consistently truthful and accurate.
Reach for it when naming a settled commitment to truthful and factually reliable expression
Readers trusted the journal for its careful, consistent veraciousness.
Choose between these
5- everyday
habitual honesty is meant plainly
not when Truthfulness concerns intent more than accuracy.
- warm
moral sincerity is the valued trait
not when Honesty extends beyond factual statements.
- professional
accuracy
correspondence with facts is measurable
not when Accuracy can be achieved without candor.
- professional
accounts prove dependable over time
not when Reliability includes consistency beyond truth-telling.
- formal
openness avoids concealment or evasion
not when Candor can be subjective and tactless.
Said against
3- mendacity
- deceitfulness
- inaccuracy
It naturally appears in
3- known for veraciousness
The historian was known for veraciousness in both praise and criticism.
- journalistic veraciousness
Journalistic veraciousness requires correction when new evidence appears.
- veraciousness of testimony
Records supported the veraciousness of testimony given years later.
The word family
2Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, English noun, quality of being truthful sense opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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