Definition of MENDACITY

mendacity

Plural: mendacities

Noun

  • the tendency to be untruthful
  • The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.
  • A deceit, falsehood, or lie.

Origin / Etymology

From Late Latin mendacitas, from Latin mendāx (“deceitful, deceptive, lying”) + -itās (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being). Mendāx is derived from mentior (“to deceive, lie”) (from mēns, mentis (“mind; intellect; judgment, reasoning”), from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”)) + -āx (suffix forming adjectives expressing a tendency or inclination), or from Proto-Indo-European *mend- (“to fault”).

Antonyms

veracity

Scrabble Score: 17

mendacity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mendacity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mendacity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

mendacity: valid Words With Friends Word