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The quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of lying.

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  1. n. The quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of lying.
  2. n. A falsehood; a lie.
  3. n. the tendency to be untruthful
  4. 1. The quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of lying. Macaulay. 2. A falsehood; a lie. Sir T. Browne. Syn. -- Lying; deceit; untruth; falsehood.
  5. n:100 n. the tendency to be untruthful