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Veracity vs Legitimacy - What's the difference?

veracity | legitimacy |

As nouns the difference between veracity and legitimacy

is that veracity is truthfulness while legitimacy is the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity.

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.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

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

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    legitimacy

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity

    • Synonyms

    * legitimateness (much less common)