truthful

[trooth-fuh l]

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adjective

telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
conforming to truth: a truthful statement.
corresponding with reality: a truthful portrait.

Origin of truthful

First recorded in 1590–1600; truth + -ful

Related formstruth·ful·ly, adverbtruth·ful·ness, nouno·ver·truth·ful, adjectiveo·ver·truth·ful·ly, adverbo·ver·truth·ful·ness, nounqua·si-truth·ful, adjectivequa·si-truth·ful·ly, adverbsem·i·truth·ful, adjectivesem·i·truth·ful·ly, adverbsem·i·truth·ful·ness, noun

Synonyms

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1. honest, trustworthy; candid, frank.

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Examples from the Web for truthful

Contemporary Examples

It depends who is going to be involved and how truthful it is.
Gangster in Paradise: Benicio Del Toro Is Pablo Escobar
Alex Suskind
September 12, 2014
So, I would take them rather than wear them because I wanted to be truthful to my own body.
Frances McDormand on 'Olive Kitteridge,' Dropping LSD, and Her Beef With FX's 'Fargo'
Marlow Stern
September 3, 2014
Who shapes what the public comes to see as truth, and how truthful is that truth?
How the ‘Witch Hunt’ Myth Undermined American Justice
Jason Berry
July 12, 2014
For our storytelling to be truthful we need to address this fact, not turn away from it.
Complaining Like It’s 1999: ‘Fight Club,’ ‘American Beauty,’ and the Revolt of the Cubicle Drone
Arthur Chu
June 3, 2014
Everything is out of your control, and you can only be truthful about how you feel.
Shailene Woodley on ‘The Fault in Our Stars,’ That Nasty 'Time' Piece, and the F-Word
Marlow Stern
June 2, 2014

Historical Examples

Livingston, moreover, had dined just unwisely enough to be truthful.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
All sacredness and sweetness, all that was pure and brave and truthful, seemed to rest in her.
Malbone
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Ah, the truthful glass betrayed the weak point in her armor—the boots.
Thoroughbreds
W. A. Fraser
I am not nearly as truthful a person as I thought I was until I met you.
In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories
Robert Barr
It is safe to say that there is not a truthful Indian in Labrador.
The Long Labrador Trail
Dillon Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for truthful

truthful

adjective

telling or expressing the truth; honest or candid
realistica truthful portrayal of the king

Derived Formstruthfully, adverbtruthfulness, noun

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Word Origin and History for truthful

adj.

1590s, from truth + -ful. Related: Truthfully; truthfulness.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for truthful

Contemporary Examples

It depends who is going to be involved and how truthful it is.

So, I would take them rather than wear them because I wanted to be truthful to my own body.

Who shapes what the public comes to see as truth, and how truthful is that truth?

For our storytelling to be truthful we need to address this fact, not turn away from it.

Everything is out of your control, and you can only be truthful about how you feel.

Historical Examples

Livingston, moreover, had dined just unwisely enough to be truthful.

All sacredness and sweetness, all that was pure and brave and truthful, seemed to rest in her.

Ah, the truthful glass betrayed the weak point in her armor—the boots.

I am not nearly as truthful a person as I thought I was until I met you.

It is safe to say that there is not a truthful Indian in Labrador.

truthful

Word Origin and History for truthful

adj.

Origin of truthful