mendacity

English

/mɛnˈdæsəti/, /mɛnˈdæsəti/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.
  • (countable) A deceit, falsehood, or lie.

Etymology

Derived from Latin mendacitas, mendāx (lying, deceptive, deceitful) derived from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (thought), *mend- (fault, physical defect), *men- (think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*men-

Gloss

think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

楼, 塔

Emoji
💭 🤔

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