MENDACITY

Source: 566, 567

mendacity. Mendacity, n. falsehood, disposition to lie

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Men‐dac″i‐ty (?), n.; pl. Mendacities (#). [[L. mendacitas.]] 1. 1. The quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of lying. Macaulay.
2. 2. A falsehood; a lie. Sir T. Browne.
Syn. — Lying; deceit; untruth; falsehood.