truthful

[ trooth-fuhl ]

/ ˈtruθ fəl /

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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.

Nearby words

truth, sojourner, truth-condition, truth-function, truth-value, truth-value gap, truthful, truthfully, truthiness, truths, try, try line

Origin of truthful

First recorded in 1590–1600; truth + -ful

SYNONYMS FOR truthful

1 honest, trustworthy; candid, frank.

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Related forms

truth·ful·ly, adverbtruth·ful·ness, nouno·ver·truth·ful, adjectiveo·ver·truth·ful·ly, adverb

o·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

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Examples from the Web for truthfulness

To gauge his level of truthfulness, I asked, “So, you wouldn't mind if I included your donor identification number in the story?”
Today’s Sperm Donor Isn’t a Broke 20-Something|Stephanie Fairyington|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Romney, she said, has a “truthfulness problem” when it comes to winning over some of these key groups.
Sunday Talk: John McCain, Rob Portman, Andrew Sullivan, and More|The Daily Beast Video|October 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They resolved to go after Mr. Romney with a post-debate assault on his truthfulness.
Obama's Big Idea: Save Big Bird?|David Frum|October 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“I was trying to bring a truthfulness to the working class,” said Forbes.
Michelle Forbes' Good Grief|Jace Lacob|May 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST

The officer shook his head in token of doubt about the truthfulness of that denial, and grinned sardonically.
Secret Service or Recollections of a City Detective|Andrew Forrester
The rapid sale of Emlyn's book would prove the truthfulness of this statement.
Unitarianism in America|George Willis Cooke
There is a truthfulness of appearance—an out-of-doors feeling—about his work that is quite captivating.
A Text-Book of the History of Painting|John C. Van Dyke
"Me an' Tim Sanger was goin' to camp out on the mountains while work was slack," Gus began with an air of truthfulness.
Down the Slope|James Otis
And again, if there is any reputation for truthfulness in the legal profession, it is not a world-wide one.
'19,000'|Burford Delannoy

British Dictionary definitions for truthfulness

truthful

/ (ˈtruːθfʊl) /

adjective

telling or expressing the truth; honest or candid

realistica truthful portrayal of the king

Derived Forms

truthfully, adverbtruthfulness, noun

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