Mendacity, n.; pl. Mendacities.
Etymology: [L. mendacitas.]
1. The quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of lying. Macaulay.
2. A falsehood; a lie. Sir T. Browne.
Syn. -- Lying; deceit; untruth; falsehood.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists mendacity only as an antonym, under veracity.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given