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The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact; truth; reality.

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  1. n. The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact; truth; reality.
  2. n. That which is true; a true assertion or tenet; a truth; a reality.
  3. n. conformity to reality or actuality
  4. n. an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth
  5. 1. The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact; truth; reality. "The verity of certain words." Shak. It is a proposition of eternal verity, that none can govern while he is despised. South. 2. That which is true; a true assertion or tenet; a truth; a reality. Mark what I say, which you shall find By every syllable a faithful verity. Shak.
  6. n:100 n. an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth