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.

honesty; integrity; truthfulness.

(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.

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Idioms for truth

in truth, in reality; in fact; actually: In truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire.

Origin of truth

before 900; Middle English treuthe, Old English trēowth (cognate with Old Norse tryggth faith). See true, -th¹

SYNONYMS FOR truth

1 fact.

2 veracity.

7 sincerity, candor, frankness.

10 precision, exactness.

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ANTONYMS FOR truth

1 falsehood.

2, 4, 7 falsity.

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words often confused with truth

See truism.

OTHER WORDS FROM truth

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH truth

truism truth (see confusables note at truism)

Words nearby truth

trusting, trustless, trustor, trustworthy, trusty, truth, truth claim, truth drug, truth is stranger than fiction, truth or consequences, truth serum

Definition 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 a slave.

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Taraji manages to bring an equal measure of truth to the mother in her character.
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The media tend to frame situations like this as aberrations, but in this case, quite the opposite is the truth.
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And I need to ask why their truth makes me so defensive, as if my truth is the only truth.
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I need to resist my urge to talk them into my truth, just so I can feel more comfortable and secure.
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And besides, as a nation, we hold this truth to be self-evident: resolutions are made to be broken.
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The truth is, that we need both the discipline of harness and the abundant nourishment of the free pasture.
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The truth is I haven't got it in me—the capacity to succeed.
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I reached out my hand to learn the truth, and touched a cold hand hanging limply over the threshold.
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We know in truth very little about her, but that little is quite unlike what we know about any one else.
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Nothing but the truth has dictated these reminiscences, from which I have undoubtedly omitted many things of similar importance.
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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

Other words from truth

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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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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