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truth·ful  (trthfl)
adj.
1. Consistently telling the truth; honest.
2. Corresponding to reality; true.

truthful·ly adv.
truthful·ness n.

truthful [ˈtruːθfʊl]
adj
1. telling or expressing the truth; honest or candid
2. realistic a truthful portrayal of the king
truthfully  adv
truthfulness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.truthfultruthful - expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"
honest, honorable - not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"
untruthful - not expressing or given to expressing the truth; "the statement given under oath was untruthful"; "an untruthful person"
2.truthfultruthful - conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement"
true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"

truthful
adjective
1. honest, frank, candid, upfront (informal), true, straight, reliable, faithful, straightforward, sincere, forthright, trustworthy, plain-spoken, veracious We are all fairly truthful about our personal lives.
honest lying, false, dishonest, deceptive, insincere, untruthful
2. true, correct, accurate, exact, realistic, precise, literal, veritable, naturalistic They had not given a truthful account of what actually happened.
true made-up, false, incorrect, fictional, inaccurate, untrue, fabricated, fictitious, untruthful
Translations
truthful [ˈtruːθfʊl] ADJ [account] → verídico, veraz; [person] → veraz
are you being truthful?¿es esto la verdad?

truthful [ˈtruːθfʊl] adj
(= honest) [person] → qui dit la vérité; [answer] → véridique
She's a very truthful person → Elle dit toujours la vérité.
to be truthful → dire la vérité
to be truthful about sth → dire la vérité sur qch
(= accurate) [description] → fidèle, exact(e)

truthful
adj personehrlich; statementehrlich, wahrheitsgetreu; to be truthful about itehrlich sein

truthful [ˈtruːθfʊl] adj (account) → veritiero/a, esatto/a; (person) → sincero/a
truthful [ˈtruːθfʊl] adj (account) → veritiero/a, esatto/a; (person) → sincero/a

truthful صادق pravdomluvný sandfærdig ehrlich φιλαλήθης veraz totuudenmukainen véridique istinoljubiv veritiero 正直な 신뢰하는 waardheidlievend sannferdig prawdomówny sincero правдивый sanningsenlig ซื่อสัตย์ dürüst trung thực 诚实的


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On this the truthful Traveler thought to himself, "If so great a reward be given for a lie, with what gift may not I be rewarded, if, according to my custom, I tell the truth?
Fill a person with love for themselves, and what runs over will be your share, says a certain witty and truthful Frenchman whose name I can't for the life of me remember.
It seems to me that no man born and truthful to himself could declare that he ever saw the sea looking young as the earth looks young in spring.
 
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