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[ trooth ] SHOW IPA
/ truθ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural truths [trooth z, 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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Idioms for truthin 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
SYNONYMS FOR truth 1 fact.
2 veracity.
9 precision, exactness.
10 openness, candor, frankness.
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ANTONYMS FOR truth 1 falsehood.
2, 4, 10 falsity.
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words often confused with truth See truism.
OTHER WORDS FROM truth truthless, adjective truth·less·ness, noun mis·truth, noun non·truth, noun
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH truth truism, truth (see confusables note at truism) Definition for truth (2 of 2) [ trooth ] SHOW IPA
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noun So·journ·er [soh -jur-ner, soh-jur -ner], /ˈsoʊ dʒɜr nər, soʊˈdʒɜr nər/, Isabella Van Wagener U.S. abolitionist, orator, and women's-rights advocate, born into slavery. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for truth 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
I am a sojourner on the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
No sojourner in that land has ever yet returned to give us his account of it.
Peter Parley's Own Story | Samuel G. Goodrich
The necessity that knows no law, is the only real slave driver, as the sojourner in Eastern exile knows full well.
In Court and Kampong | Hugh Clifford
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.
The sojourner or denizen is here distinguished from the stranger who had been naturalized, adopting their faith.
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British Dictionary definitions for truth noun the quality of being true, genuine, actual, or factual the truth of his statement was attested
something that is true as opposed to false you did not tell me the truth
a proven or verified principle or statement; fact the truths of astronomy
(usually plural) a system of concepts purporting to represent some aspect of the world the truths of ancient religions
fidelity to a required standard or law
faithful reproduction or portrayal the truth of a portrait
an obvious fact; truism; platitude
honesty, reliability, or veracity the 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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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Idioms and Phrases with 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 SEE MORE ORIGINS SEE FEWER ORIGINS
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Words related to truth truthfulness, legitimacy, veracity, certainty, principle, authenticity, fact, accuracy, faith, revelation, sincerity, integrity, realism, truism, nitty-gritty, maxim, facts, verisimilitude, factualness, score