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- men|dac|i|ty «mehn DAS uh tee», noun, plural -ties.1. the habit of telling lies; untruthfulness: »
The natural mendacity of fishermen is epitomized in “the bigger one that got away.”
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men·dac·i·ty — /mɛnˈdæsəti/ noun [noncount] formal : lack of honesty : the condition of being mendacious The people learned of their government s mendacity [=learned that their government had told lies] only after the war had ended … Useful english dictionary
dac·ty·lo·zooid; — dac·ty·lus; di·a·dac·tic; di·dac·ti·cism; di·dac·tive; di·dac·tyl; di·dac·ty·la; dis·co·dac·ty·lous; eleu·thero·dac·ty·lus; gy·ro·dac·ty·lus; her·mo·dac·tyl; het·ero·dac·tyl; het·ero·dac·ty·lism; het·ero·dac·ty·lous; hol·o·dac·tyl·ic;… … English syllables
men — men·acme; men·a·di·one; men·ar·che; men·as·pis; men·da·cious; men·da·cious·ly; men·da·cious·ness; men·dac·i·ty; men·de; men·de·lé·eff s; men·de·le·vi·um; men·de·lian·ism; men·de·lian·ist; men·del·ism; men·del·ize; men·del s; men·de·lye·ev·ite;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
-dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
mendacity — men·dac·i·ty … English syllables
mendacity — men|dac|i|ty [ men dæsəti ] noun uncount VERY FORMAL lies … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mendacity — men•dac•i•ty [[t]mɛnˈdæs ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the quality of being mendacious; untruthfulness 2) a lie; falsehood • Etymology: 1640–50; < LL … From formal English to slang
Mendacities — Mendacity Men*dac i*ty, n.; pl. {Mendacities}. [L. mendacitas.] 1. The quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of lying. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. A falsehood; a lie. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] Syn: Lying; deceit; untruth; falsehood.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
