MENDACITY


Meaning of MENDACITY in English

/ menˈdæsəti; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( formal ) the act of not telling the truth

SYN lying

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin mendacitas , from mendax , mendac- lying, related to mendum fault.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.