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truth (tro̵̅o̅t̸h)

noun pl. truths (tro̵̅o̅t̸hz, tro̵̅o̅t̸hs)

  1. the quality or state of being true; specif.,
    1. Obsolete loyalty; trustworthiness
    2. sincerity; genuineness; honesty
    3. the quality of being in accordance with experience, facts, or reality; conformity with fact
    4. reality; actual existence
    5. agreement with a standard, rule, etc.; correctness; accuracy
  2. that which is true; statement, etc. that accords with fact or reality
  3. an established or verified fact, principle, etc.
  4. a particular belief or teaching regarded by the speaker as the true one: often with the

Etymology: ME treuthe < OE treowth: see true & -th

truth Idioms

in truth

truly; in fact

of a truth

certainly
Truth definition

Truth (tro̵̅o̅t̸h)

Truth, Sojourner (jʉr′nər) (orig. a slave called Isabella) 1797?-1883; U.S. abolitionist & women's-rights advocate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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