Verity

Verity

Verity can refer to:

*A synonym of "truth"
*Verity Records, a music label
*Verity Investments, Incorporated. - an investment company located in North Carolina
*Verity - a software company located in Sweden. [http://www.verity.se http://www.verity.se]
*Verity - a charity dedicated to PCOS polycystic ovary syndrome http://www.verity-pcos.org.uk/
*Verity - a search engine that is typically bundled with the ColdFusion application server and development framework.

Persons

"Verity" is also a surname or given name that is especially associated with parts of Yorkshire and the North of England.

urnamed

The surname name Verity may refer to:
*Anthony Verity, an educationalist and classical scholar
*Hedley Verity, the late English cricketer
*Lori Verity, the American chef
*John Verity, the English guitarist
*Ruggero Verity, the late Italian physician
*William Verity, Jr., the late American businessman and government official

Given name

The given name Verity may refer to:
*Verity Charlton, the Australian actress
*Verity Lambert, the late English television producer
*Verity Price, the South African singer/songwriter
*Verity Rushworth, the English actress
*Verity Sharp, the English broadcast radio personality
*Verity White, the Australian broadcast radio personality
*Verity Longley, the British entrepreneur and artist.
*Verity, a fictional character in the James Bond film "Die Another Day", portrayed by Madonna
*Verity, a fictional character in Harry Potter series
*Verity, a fictional character in Robin Hobb's Farseer Trilogy.
*Verity Coomer, A New Zealand based Television Production Manager


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  • Verity — Ver i*ty, n.; pl. {Verities}. [F. v[ e]rit[ e], L. veritas, fr. verus true. See {Very}.] 1. The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact; truth; reality. The verity of certain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Verity — ist der Name mehrerer Personen: John Verity (* 1949), englischer Gitarrist Ruggero Verity (1883–1959), italienischer Entomologe William Verity (1917–2007), US amerikanischer Geschäftsmann und Politiker Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • verity — index honesty, reality, truth, validity, veracity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Verity — f English: from the archaic abstract noun meaning ‘truth’ (coming via Old French from Latin vēritās, a derivative of vērus true; cf. VERA (SEE Vera)). It was a popular Puritan name, and is still occasionally used in the English speaking world …   First names dictionary

  • verity — late 14c., from Anglo Fr. and O.Fr. verite truth, from L. veritatem (nom. veritas) truth, truthfulness, from verus true (see VERY (Cf. very)). Mod.Fr. vérité, lit. truth, borrowed 1966 as a term for naturalism or realism in film, etc …   Etymology dictionary

  • verity — *truth, veracity, verisimilitude …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • verity — [ver′ə tē] n. [ME verite < OFr verite(t) < L veritas, truth < verus, true: see VERY] 1. conformity to truth or fact; truth; reality 2. pl. verities a principle, belief, etc. taken to be fundamentally and permanently true; a truth; a… …   English World dictionary

  • Verity — This unusual and interesting surname is of Old French origins, and was probably introduced (as a word or baptismal name) into England after the 1066 Norman Invasion. The later surname development is from the 12th century Ancient French verite… …   Surnames reference

  • verity — UK [ˈverətɪ] / US noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms verity : singular verity plural verities formal something that is true …   English dictionary

  • verity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English verite, from Anglo French verité, from Latin veritat , veritas, from verus true Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being true or real 2. something (as a statement) that is true; especially a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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