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mendacity
noun men·dac·i·ty \men-ˈda-sə-tē\
: lack of honesty : the condition of being mendacious
plural men·dac·i·ties
Full Definition of MENDACITY
1
: the quality or state of being mendacious
2
: lie
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First Known Use of MENDACITY
1646
Related to MENDACITY
- Synonyms
- fable, fabrication, fairy tale, falsehood, falsity, fib, lie, prevarication, story, tale, taradiddle (or tarradiddle), untruth, whopper
- Antonyms
- truth
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