truth
a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like: mathematical truths.
the state or character of being true.
actuality or actual existence.
(often initial capital letter) ideal or fundamental reality apart from and transcending perceived experience: the basic truths of life.
agreement with a standard or original.
accuracy, as of position or adjustment.
Archaic. fidelity or constancy.
Idioms about truth
in truth, in reality; in fact; actually: In truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire.
Origin of truth
1confusables note For truth
Other words for truth
Opposites for truth
Other words from truth
- truthless, adjective
- truth·less·ness, noun
- mis·truth, noun
- non·truth, noun
Words that may be confused with truth
Other definitions for Truth (2 of 2)
So·journ·er [soh-jur-ner, soh-jur-ner], /ˈsoʊ dʒɜr nər, soʊˈdʒɜr nər/, Isabella Van Wagener, 1797?–1883, U.S. abolitionist, orator, and women's-rights advocate, born into slavery.
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How to use truth in a sentence
Barbour actively backed six-term incumbent Thad Cochran for re-election and Sojourner ran the campaign of McDaniel.
Chris McDaniel’s Campaign Manager Hearts Haley Barbour | Ben Jacobs | July 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe occasion was the unveiling of the bust of abolitionist Sojourner truth.
No princess could have received a drawing-room with more composed (p. 236) dignity than Sojourner her audience.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.I rose and announced 'Sojourner truth,' and begged the audience to keep silence a few moments.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.Then Blent had been the centre of his life, and in town he was but a stranger and a sojourner.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony Hope
But with living on there, day after day, the acute sojourner became conscious of a new aspect in the spectacle.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Thomas HardyThe most part accounted for his turn of mind by the fact that ere he came to Virginia he had been a sojourner in New England.
Audrey | Mary Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for truth
/ (truːθ) /
the quality of being true, genuine, actual, or factual: the truth of his statement was attested
something that is true as opposed to false: you did not tell me the truth
a proven or verified principle or statement; fact: the truths of astronomy
(usually plural) a system of concepts purporting to represent some aspect of the world: the truths of ancient religions
fidelity to a required standard or law
faithful reproduction or portrayal: the truth of a portrait
an obvious fact; truism; platitude
honesty, reliability, or veracity: the truth of her nature
accuracy, as in the setting, adjustment, or position of something, such as a mechanical instrument
the state or quality of being faithful; allegiance
Origin of truth
1Other words from truth
- Related adjectives: veritable, veracious
Derived forms of truth
- truthless, adjective
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Other Idioms and Phrases with truth
In addition to the idioms beginning with truth
- truth is stranger than fiction
- truth will out
also see:
- gospel truth
- home truth
- moment of truth
- naked truth
- unvarnished truth
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