truthiness
Americannoun
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the quality of seeming to be true according to one's intuition, opinion, or perception without regard to logic, factual evidence, or the like.
the growing trend of truthiness as opposed to truth.
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Rare. truthfulness or faithfulness.
noun
Etymology
Origin of truthiness
First recorded in 1820–30; truthiness def. 1 was coined in 2005 by Stephen Colbert (1964– ), U.S. comedian and TV host; truth + -y 1 + -ness
Example Sentences
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Perhaps, though, in these truthiness times, many of us are trying to steer in a better direction.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2019
It’s a seductive thesis, and, speaking as someone who spends too much money on GrubHub and too much time thinking about work, it’s one that has a certain truthiness.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2019
“Say your sources want to remain confidential,” Feldman advised, a clever answer redolent of truthiness.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2019
Even when his characters are at their most deadpan, their most inexplicably ignorant, there’s a wink—something real lurks beneath the mask, a hint of truthiness.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 18, 2018
"This really happened," we're told at the top, a guarantor of authenticity that may bring "American Hustle" and other exercises in cinematic truthiness to mind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2018
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