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mendacity

noun

/mɛnˈdæsəti/

Meaning

the tendency to be untruthful; dishonesty

The journalist exposed the mendacity of the officials.

falsehood, deceit, dishonesty, fabrication

truth, honesty, integrity

culture of mendacity, political mendacity, blatant mendacity

The quality of being clever, original, and inventive; skill or cleverness in devising or combining.

A hospital or place where the sick or injured are cared for.

the process of thinking or using the brain actively

a railing supported by posts at the side of a staircase or balcony

The main office or center of operations of an organization.

a fixed amount of something, especially food, officially allowed to each person