Associations to the word «Mendacity»

Wiktionary

MENDACITY, noun. The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.
MENDACITY, noun. A lie, deceit or falsehood.

Dictionary definition

MENDACITY, noun. The tendency to be untruthful.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats