mendace

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mendācem (“mendacious, lying, false”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /menˈda.t͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -atʃe
  • Hyphenation: men‧dà‧ce

Adjective

mendace (plural mendaci)

  1. (archaic) mendacious, lying
    Synonyms: bugiardo, falso, menzognero, subdolo
    Antonyms: onesto, sincero, veritiero

Derived terms

Further reading
  • mendace in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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