Definitions for: Verity

[n] an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth
[n] conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities"

Webster (1913) Definition: Ver"i*ty, n.; pl. Verities. [F. v['e]rit['e], L.
veritas, fr. verus true. See Very.]
1. The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of
a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact;
truth; reality. ``The verity of certain words.'' --Shak.

It is a proposition of eternal verity, that none can
govern while he is despised. --South.

2. That which is true; a true assertion or tenet; a truth; a
reality.

Mark what I say, which you shall find By every
syllable a faithful verity. --Shak.

Synonyms: the true, truth

Antonyms: falseness, falsity

See Also: actuality, truth

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