mendacities

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of lying or disseminating false information.

  - "His mendacities were exposed during the investigation."
  - "The politician's mendacities were a major issue in the election."

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Variants

List of all variants of mendacities that leads to same result
mendacities , mendacity

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'mendacium' meaning 'lie' or 'falsehood'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'mendacities' is rarely used in everyday language and is often found in formal or literary contexts.

2. The plural form of 'mendacity' is 'mendacities'.

3. The word 'mendacities' is derived from the Latin word 'mendacium', which means 'lie' or 'falsehood'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Lies: Mendacities are a type of lie.

2. Deception: Mendacities involve the act of deceiving others.

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Culture

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Mendacities have been used throughout history in various forms of literature and art to depict deceit and dishonesty. In Shakespeare's 'Othello', the character Iago is portrayed as a master of mendacities.

How to Memorize "mendacities"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person making false statements or lying to others.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'mendacities' with the concept of lying or deceit.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'MY LIE' to memorize the definition: 'M' for mendacities, 'Y' for 'Yields', 'L' for 'Lies', 'I' for 'Instead', and 'E' for 'Exposes'.

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