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mendaciousness

men·da·cious
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [men-dey-shuh s]
    • /mɛnˈdeɪ ʃəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [men-dey-shuh s]
    • /mɛnˈdeɪ ʃəs/

Definitions of mendaciousness word

  • adjective mendaciousness telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person. 1
  • adjective mendaciousness false or untrue: a mendacious report. 1
  • abbreviation MENDACIOUSNESS Mendacity. 1
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Origin of mendaciousness

First appearance:

before 1610
One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < Latin mendāci- (see mendacity) + -ous

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Parts of speech for Mendaciousness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Mendaciousness

mendaciousness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for mendaciousness

noun mendaciousness

  • lying — the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
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