Meaning & use
verity
A true principle or belief, especially one that is widely accepted as fundamental.
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The professor questioned several verities that economists had long taken for granted.
Among the old farmer's verities was the belief that hard work always pays off eventually.
A note on using this word
Verity is formal and literary, often used in the phrase 'universal verity' to describe a truth accepted across cultures or time.
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Words with an opposite meaning
falsehood
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