Truth Definition
tro͝oth
truths
noun
truths
Conformity to fact or actuality.
Does this story have any truth?
American Heritage
The quality or state of being true.
Webster's New World
Reality; actuality.
In truth, he was not qualified for the job.
American Heritage
An established or verified fact, principle, etc.
Webster's New World
The reality of a situation.
The truth is, she respects your work.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- trustworthiness
- probity
- honor
- sojourner truth
- accuracy
- the-true
- trueness
- verity
- true statement
- sincerity
- reality
- integrity
- ingenuousness
- troth
- steadfastness
verb
idiom
in truth
- truly; in fact
Webster's New World
of a truth
- certainly
Webster's New World
if truth be told
- in fact; actually
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Truth
Noun
Singular:
truthPlural:
truthsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Truth
- in truth
- of a truth
- if truth be told
Origin of Truth
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From Middle English, from Old English trÄ“owþ, trÄ«ewþ (“truth, veracity, faith, fidelity, loyalty, honour, pledge, covenant"), from Proto-Germanic *triwwiþō (“promise, covenant, contract"), from Proto-Indo-European *drÅ«- (“tree"), from Proto-Indo-European *deru- (“firm, solid"), equivalent to true +"Ž -th. Cognate with Icelandic tryggð (“loyalty, fidelity").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English trewthe loyalty from Old English trēowth deru- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
