Mendacity
The tendency to lie; a false statement or untruth.
nounMendacity
The tendency to lie; a false statement or untruth.
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Imagine This
The mayor apologized that he had lied to the people. He used the public money to build his own mansion instead of mending the city.
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Sounds Like
men-DAS-i-tee
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Looks Like
mend + acity (looks like the word 'mend' plus 'acity')
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Remember This
Mendacity comes from Latin mendacitas meaning lying; it is a formal term for dishonest behavior and is often used in political or literary analysis.
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Other Forms
mendaciousadjective
mendaciouslyadverb
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Connect With
deceit, falsehood, dishonesty, prevarication, duplicity
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Note
Mendacity is a noun; the adjective form is mendacious and the adverb is mendaciously. It denotes a pattern or instance of lying, not a single untruth in casual speech.