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Severity vs Veracity - What's the difference?

severity | veracity |

As nouns the difference between severity and veracity

is that severity is the state of being severe while veracity is truthfulness.

severity

English

Noun

(severities)
  • The state of being severe.
  • The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.
    • The severity of the offence merits a long prison sentence.

    veracity

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Truthfulness
  • (countable) Something that is true
  • (uncountable) Accuracy or precision
  • act of being exact and accurate.
  • correctness and carefulness in one's plan of action.

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    Related terms

    * veracious * verifiable * verification * verify * veritable * verity

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