truth
[ trooth ]
/ truθ /
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noun, plural truths [troothz, trooths]. /truðz, truθs/.
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Idioms about truth
in truth, in reality; in fact; actually: In truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire.
Origin of truth
words often confused with truth
See truism.
OTHER WORDS FROM truth
truthless, adjectivetruth·less·ness, nounmis·truth, nounnon·truth, nounOther definitions for truth (2 of 2)
Truth
[ trooth ]
/ truθ /
noun
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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British Dictionary definitions for truth
truth
/ (truːθ) /
noun
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Related adjectives: veritable, veraciousDerived forms of truth
truthless, adjectiveWord Origin for truth
Old English triewth; related to Old High German gitriuwida fidelity, Old Norse tryggr true
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