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)
- (archaic) mendacious, lying
- Synonyms: bugiardo, falso, menzognero, subdolo
- Antonyms: onesto, sincero, veritiero
Derived terms
- mendacemente
Related terms
- mendacio
- mendacità
Further reading
- mendace in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana