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Meaning of 'truth' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Truth [ n.]
- The quality or being true; as: -- (a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been; or shall be.
- Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the like.
- Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness.
- The practice of speaking what is true; freedom from falsehood; veracity.
- That which is true or certain concerning any matter or subject, or generally on all subjects; real state of things; fact; verity; reality.
- A true thing; a verified fact; a true statement or proposition; an established principle, fixed law, or the like; as, the great truths of morals.
- Righteousness; true religion.
2 . Truth [ v. t.]
- To assert as true; to declare.

Meaning of 'truth' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . truth [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a fact that has been verified
Example in sentence:
  • at last he knew the truth;
  • the truth is that he didn't want to do it
Meaning (2):
- a true statement
Example in sentence:
  • he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it;
  • he told the truth
Meaning (3):
- conformity to reality or actuality
Example in sentence:
  • he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities;
  • he was famous for the truth of his portraits;
  • the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat;
  • they debated the truth of the proposition
Meaning (4):
- the quality of being near to the true value
Example in sentence:
  • he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass;
  • the lawyer questioned the truth of my account

Nearby Words:

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