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veracious

veracious

8.2
A person who usually tells the truth
  • adjective
  • /vəˈreɪʃəs/
  • Formal
translation icon : veraz
  • She is a veracious journalist who always checks her facts.

Examples

  • Everyone respected her as a veracious reporter who never distorted the facts.

  • Tom's veracious nature makes him a trusted friend.

  • Despite rumors, his veracious nature was never questioned by his friends.

  • The committee needed a veracious account of the incident to guide their decision.

  • Everyone respected her as a veracious reporter who never distorted the facts.

  • Despite rumors, his veracious nature was never questioned by his friends.

  • Tom's veracious nature makes him a trusted friend.

Synonyms

honest
vsveracious
∞ 1.0

Truthful and fair, not cheating or lying

refers mainly to a person's steady practice of saying things that are real
truthful
vsveracious
121 1.3

Always saying what really happened and not lying

focuses on a person's regular habit of saying things that are real
frank
vsveracious
104 3.4

Open and honest when giving opinions or feelings

focuses on a regular habit of saying facts rather than expressing opinions directly
trustworthy
vsveracious
88 2.1

A person or thing you can depend on to be honest

means being dependable and deserving others' confidence rather than a steady speech habit
candid
vsveracious
83 4.6

Open and honest, telling the truth even when it is hard

shows a steady habit of saying things that are real rather than emphasizing openness
forthright
vsveracious
32 5.5

Being direct and honest when talking or acting

focuses on the person's regular habit of saying things that are real rather than bluntness

Antonyms

dishonest
128 2.5

Likely to lie or cheat to get something for yourself

untruthful
6 4.8

Not honest and likely to tell lies

How Truthful

veracious
  • Formal
8.2
truthful
121 1.3
honest
∞ 1.0
frank
104 3.4

Surface Forms

veracious positive

Morphology

veracious = veracity (opaque) = verac + ious

Although historically related to the Latin stem underlying 'veracity', the stem 'verac-' and the suffix '-ious' are not productive or obvious to average learners, so the meaning cannot be reliably derived from the parts.

Etymology

Veracious comes from the Latin root verus meaning 'true', and is related to words like verify. So a veracious person usually tells the truth.