truth

[ trooth ]

/ truθ /

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noun, plural truths

[troothz, trooths]. /truðz, truθs/.

the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.

conformity with fact or reality; verity: the truth of a statement.

a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like: mathematical truths.

the state or character of being true.

actuality or actual existence.

an obvious or accepted fact; truism; platitude.

(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.

honesty; sincerity; truthfulness.

Archaic. fidelity or constancy.

OTHER WORDS FOR truth

1 fact.

2 veracity.

9 precision, exactness.

10 openness, candor, frankness.

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OPPOSITES FOR truth

1 falsehood.

2, 4, 10 falsity.

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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

First recorded before 900; Middle English treuthe, Old English trēowth (cognate with Old Norse tryggth “faith”); see true, -th¹

words often confused with truth

See truism.

OTHER WORDS FROM truth

truthless, adjectivetruth·less·ness, nounmis·truth, nounnon·truth, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH truth

truism, truth (see confusables note at truism)

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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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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|DAILY BEAST
The occasion was the unveiling of the bust of abolitionist Sojourner Truth.
Michelle's Secret Weapon|Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni|June 4, 2009|DAILY BEAST
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 Hardy
The 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

truth

/ (truːθ) /

noun

the quality of being true, genuine, actual, or factualthe truth of his statement was attested

something that is true as opposed to falseyou did not tell me the truth

a proven or verified principle or statement; factthe truths of astronomy

(usually plural) a system of concepts purporting to represent some aspect of the worldthe truths of ancient religions

fidelity to a required standard or law

faithful reproduction or portrayalthe truth of a portrait

an obvious fact; truism; platitude

honesty, reliability, or veracitythe 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

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Related adjectives: veritable, veracious

Derived forms of truth

truthless, adjective

Word Origin for truth

Old English triewth; related to Old High German gitriuwida fidelity, Old Norse tryggr true

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Other Idioms and Phrases with truth

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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