Meaning & use
mendacity
The habit or quality of telling lies; a tendency toward dishonesty.
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The reporter's investigation exposed years of mendacity within the company's leadership.
His mendacity finally caught up with him when two stories didn't match.
A note on using this word
Mendacity is a formal, somewhat literary word for lying, often used to criticize a pattern of behavior rather than a single lie.
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honestytruthfulness
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