veracity

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 12, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>veracity</strong> &#149; \vuh-RASS-uh-tee\&nbsp; &#149; <em>noun</em><br /> <p><strong>1 :</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conformity">conformity</a> with truth or fact <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accuracy">accuracy</a></p> <p><strong>2 :</strong> devotion to the truth <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truthfulness">truthfulness</a></p> <p><strong>3 :</strong> power of conveying or perceiving truth</p> <p><strong>4 :</strong> something true</p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>English poet Thomas Gray wrote, "Any fool may write a most valuable book by chance, if he will only tell us what he heard and saw with <em>veracity</em>."</p> <p>"Few observers have bothered to point out that the same online magic that allows viewers to stream 'The Crown' on demand also allows them to check within milliseconds on its <em>veracity</em>, if they so desire. " — <a href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-12-04/brits-love-lambaste-netflix-the-crown-season-4">Christina Boyle, <em>The Los Angeles Times</em>, 4 Dec. 2020</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Veracity</em> has been a part of English since the early 17th century, and we can honestly tell you that it derives from the Latin adjective <em>vērāx</em> ("truthful"), which in turn comes from the earlier <em>vērus</em> ("true"). <em>Vērus</em> also gives us <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verity">verity</a></em> ("the quality of being true"), <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verify">verify</a></em> ("to establish the truth of"), and <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verisimilitude">verisimilitude</a></em> ("the appearance of t