| Truth, Sojourner 1797?-1883. American abolitionist and feminist. Born into slavery, she escaped in 1827 and became a leading preacher against slavery and for the rights of women. |   photographed c. 1864 |
truth (tr th)n. pl. truths (tr  z, 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 tr  owth; 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
| Noun | 1. |  truth - 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" | |
| 3. |  truth - 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 | |
| 4. |  truth - 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. |  Truth - 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 2. truthfulness, fact, accuracy, honesty, precision, validity, legitimacy, authenticity, correctness, sincerity, verity, candour, veracity, rightness, genuineness, exactness, factuality, factualness << OPPOSITE inaccuracy
noun 4. honesty, principle, honour, virtue, integrity, goodness, righteousness, candour, frankness, probity, rectitude, incorruptibility, uprightness << OPPOSITE dishonesty >> adjectives veritable, veracious
Translations
n truth [truːθ]
1 trueness; the state of being true I am certain of the truth of his story; What is truth?' asked the philosopher. waarheid صِدْق، صِحَّه истинност pravdivost; pravda sandfærdighed; sandhed die Wahrheit αλήθεια verdad tõde صحت totuus vérité אֱמֶת सच्चाई istina igazság kebenaran sannleikur verità 真実 진실(성) tiesa patiesība; taisnība kebenaran waarheid sannhet prawda verdade adevăr правдивость; истина pravda; pravdivosť resnica istina sanning ความจริง gerçeklik, doğruluk 真實性，真理 правдивість; істина سچائي، صداقت sự thật 真实性，真理
2 the true facts I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it. waarheid حَقيقَه истина pravda sandhed die Wahrheit αλήθεια verdad tõde حقایق totuus vérité הָאֱמֶת वास्तविकता istina, istinitost valóság kenyataan sannleikur verità 事実 사실 tiesa taisnība kebenaran waarheid sannhet prawda verdade adevăr правда pravda resnica istina sanning ข้อเท็จจริง gerçek, hakikat 真相 правда حقائق những điều có thật 真相
adj truthful
(negativeuntruthful)
1 (of a person) telling the truth She's a truthful child. eerlik صادِق честен pravdomluvný sandfærdig wahrheitsliebend ειλικρινής, φιλαλήθης sincero, franco, que dice la verdad aus راستگو rehellinen franc דוֹבֵר אֱמֶת सच्चाईपूर्ण iskren igaz(mondó) berkata benar sannsögull sincero 正直な 정직한 sakantis tiesą patiesīgs jujur waarheidlievend sannferdig prawdomówny que diz a verdade sincer правдивый pravdovravný resnicoljuben iskren sannfärdig, uppriktig ซื่อสัตย์ doğrucu, doğru sözlü 誠實的 правдивий سچا، حق گو thật thà 诚实的
2 true a truthful account of what happened. eerlike, ware صَحيح، حَقيقي، شَرْعي истински pravdivý sandfærdig wahrheitsgemäß ειλικρινής, αληθινός verídico, veraz tõepärane درست totuudenmukainen véridique אֲמִיתִי सत्य istinit igaz benar sannur veritiero 真実の 진실의, 정확한 teisingas patiess sebenar waarheidsgetrouw sann, tro zgodny z prawdą verdadeiro veridic правильный pravdivý, presný verodostojen istinit sanningsenlig ถูกต้อง doğru, gerçek 真實的 справжній; достеменний صحيح chính xác 真实的
adv truthfully
eerlik بِصِدْق، بصورةٍ حَقيقِيَّه правдиво pravdivě troværdigt wahr ειλικρινά sinceramente; verídicamente ausalt به راستی؛ بطور صادقانه rehellisesti véridiquement בֶּאֱמֶת सत्यनिष्ठा से, सत्यवादितापूर्वक, सत्यता से istinito, iskren szavahihetően, igazsághoz hűen secara benar sannleikanum samkvæmt sinceramente 本当は 정직하게 teisingai patiesi sebenarnya eerlijk i overensstemmelse med sannheten zgodnie z prawdą sem mentir (în mod) veridic правдиво pravdivo resnično istinito uppriktigt, sanningsenligt ตามความจริง gerçekten, hakikaten 誠實地 правдиво; вірно سچائي سے thực 诚实地
n truthfulness
eerlikheid, opregtheid صِدْق правдивост pravdomluvnost, pravdivost sandfærdighed die Wahrhaftigkeit ειλικρίνεια veracidad ausus صداقت rehellisyys véracité אֲמִיתוּת सत्यनिष्ठा, सत्यवादिता istinitost igazmondás, szavahihetőség; igazság kebenaran sannsögli veridicità 真実 거짓없음 ištikimybė tiesai, tiesumas patiesīgums kebenaran eerlijkheid sanndruhet prawdomówność, prawdziwość veracidade sinceritate правдивость pravdovravnosť; pravdivosť resnicoljubnost istinitost uppriktighet, sanningsenlighet ความซื่อสัตย์ doğruluk, gerçeklik 誠實 правдивість; правильність صداقت tính thực 诚实
tell the truth
to confess or make a true statement. die waarheid vertel يَقول الحَق أو الصِّدْق признавам říci pravdu indrømme sandheden die Wahrheit sagen λέω την αλήθεια decir la verdad tõtt rääkima حقیقت را گفتن kertoa totuus dire la vérité לוֹמַר אֶת הַאֱמֶת निर्भीक होकर सत्य बोलना priznati, reći istinu az igazat mondja mengaku segja satt dire la verità 事実を述べる 진실을 말하다 (pa)sakyti tiesą pateikt taisnību/patiesību bercakap benar de waarheid spreken fortelle sannheten mówić prawdę dizer a verdade a spune adevărul говорить правду povedať pravdu govoriti resnico reći istinu tala sanning, säga sanningen พูดความจริง doğruyu söylemek 說實話 признатися; говорити правду اقرار کرنا، صحيح بيان دينا nói sự thật 说实话
to tell the truth
really; actually To tell the truth I forgot it was your birthday last week. om die waarheid te sê حِقيقَةً، في الحَقيقَه всъщност abych řekl pravdu for at sige sandheden um die Wahrheit zu sagen για να πω την αλήθεια a decir verdad, para ser sincero tõtt öelda در واقع؛ حقیقتاً totta puhuen à dire vrai לוֹמַר אֶת הַאֱמֶת वास्तव में zapravo, iskreno az igazat megvallva sesungguhnya satt að segja (a dire il vero) 本当のことを言うと 사실대로 말하자면 tiesą sakant patiesību sakot sebenarnya om de waarheid te zeggen for å si det som det er prawdę powiedziawszy para dizer a verdade ca să fiu sincer по правде говоря aby som pravdu povedal po pravici povedano iskreno sanningen att säga ... ตามความเป็นจริง doğrusunu isterseniz 老實講(說) правду кажучи در حقيقت، در اصل thực sự 老实讲（说）
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