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truth  (trth)
n. pl. truths (trz, trths)
1. Conformity to fact or actuality.
2. A statement proven to be or accepted as true.
3. Sincerity; integrity.
4. Fidelity to an original or standard.
5.
a. Reality; actuality.
b. often Truth That which is considered to be the supreme reality and to have the ultimate meaning and value of existence.

[Middle English trewthe, loyalty, from Old English trowth; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: truth, veracity, verity, verisimilitude
These nouns refer to the quality of being in accord with fact or reality. Truth is a comprehensive term that in all of its nuances implies accuracy and honesty: "We seek the truth, and will endure the consequences" Charles Seymour.
Veracity is adherence to the truth: "Veracity is the heart of morality" Thomas H. Huxley.
Verity often applies to an enduring or repeatedly demonstrated truth: "beliefs that were accepted as eternal verities" James Harvey Robinson.
Verisimilitude is the quality of having the appearance of truth or reality: "merely corroborative detail, intended to give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative" W.S. Gilbert.

truth
Noun
1. the quality of being true, genuine, or factual: there is no truth in the allegations
2. something that is true: he finally learned the truth about his parents' marriage
3. a proven or verified fact, principle, etc.: some profound truths about biology have come to light [Old English trīewth]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.truthtruth - a fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is that he didn't want to do it"
fact - a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case"
home truth - an important truth that is unpleasant to acknowledge (as about yourself)
verity - an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth
2.truth - conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities"
actuality - the state of actually existing objectively; "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality"
falseness, falsity - the state of being false or untrue; "argument could not determine its truth or falsity"
3.truthtruth - a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"
statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
gospel truth, gospel - an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel"
tautology - (logic) a statement that is necessarily true; "the statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology"
truism - an obvious truth
falsehood, untruth, falsity - a false statement
4.truthtruth - the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
exactitude, exactness - the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude"
fidelity - accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal
5.truthTruth - United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)

truth
noun 1. reality, fact(s), real life, actuality << OPPOSITE unreality
noun 3. fact, law, reality, certainty, maxim, verity, axiom, truism, proven principle
noun 4. honesty, principle, honour, virtue, integrity, goodness, righteousness, candour, frankness, probity, rectitude, incorruptibility, uprightness << OPPOSITE dishonesty >> adjectives veritable, veracious
Translations
Spanish truth, truths [truːθ, truːðz] nverdad f
French truth [truːθ] pl [truːðz]
nvérité f

German truth [truːθ] [truths , pl ] n the truth → die Wahrheit f
Italian truth [truːθ], truths [truːðz] nverità f inv

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Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that showeth best by day; but it will not rise to the price of a diamond, or carbuncle, that showeth best in varied lights.
Man made the truths himself and each truth was a composite of a great many vague thoughts.
Well, as I was saying, they have scarcely spoken the truth at all; but from me you shall hear the whole truth: not, however, delivered after their manner in a set oration duly ornamented with words and phrases.
 
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