truth (truːθ
)
Definitions
noun
- the quality of being true, genuine, actual, or factual ⇒
the truth of his statement was attested
- something that is true as opposed to false ⇒
you did not tell me the truth
- a proven or verified principle or statement; fact ⇒
the truths of astronomy
- (usually plural) a system of concepts purporting to represent some aspect of the world ⇒
the truths of ancient religions
- fidelity to a required standard or law
- faithful reproduction or portrayal ⇒
the truth of a portrait
- an obvious fact; truism; platitude
- honesty, reliability, or veracity ⇒
the truth of her nature
- accuracy, as in the setting, adjustment, or position of something, such as a mechanical instrument
- the state or quality of being faithful; allegiance
related adjectives
veritable
veracious
Alternative Forms
ˈtruthless adjectiveWord Origin
Old English triewth ; related to Old High German gitriuwida fidelity, Old Norse tryggr trueSynonyms
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Quotations
"Truth sits upon the lips of dying men"
"Beauty and Truth, though never found, are worthy to be sought"
"`Beauty is truth, truth beauty,' - that is allYe know on earth, and all ye need to knowThat is all"
"What is truth? said jesting Pilate; and would not stay for an answer"
"Truth can never be told so as to be understood, and not believed"
"Truth never hurts the teller"
"Truth is within ourselves"
"'Tis strange - but true; for truth is always strange;Stranger than fiction"
"I maintain that Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect"
"It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions"
"The first casualty when war comes is truth"
"There was things that he stretched, but mainly he told the truth"
"The truth is rarely pure, and never simple"
"The truth is a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, for the truth"
"The truth which makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear"
"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth"
"Truth...may bear all lights"
"The truth shall make you free"
Bible: St. John"When you want to fool the world, tell the truth"
"It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless of course you are an exceptionally good liar"
"Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors"
"Truth is the cry of all, but the game of the few"
"A truth that's told with bad intentBeats all the lies you can invent"
"Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense"
"There is truth in wine (in vino veritas)"
Translations
- British English:
truth
The truth about something is all the facts about it, rather than things that are imagined or invented.We all want to know the truth about what happened to him.truːθ NOUN We all want to know the truth about what happened to him.
- Spanish:
verdad
nf
- French:
vérité
nf
- German:
Wahrheit
nf
- Chinese: 真理 n
- Arabic: حَقِيقَة n
- Portuguese: verdade nf
- Russian: истина nf
- Croatian: istina nf
- Czech: pravda nf
- Danish: sandhed nutr
- Dutch: waarheid nf
- Finnish: totuus n
- Greek: αλήθεια nf
- Italian: verità nf
- Japanese: 事実 n
- Korean: 진실 n
- Norwegian: sannhet nm
- Polish: prawda nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: verdade nf
- European Spanish:
verdad
nf
- Swedish: sanning nutr
- Thai: ความจริง n
- Turkish: gerçek n
- Vietnamese: sự thật n
Usage examples
In truth , Adrina was not surprised by the order to send her slaves home.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)We have people who have a vested interest in not knowing the truth ," she says.
New Scientist (2003)For it is by no means clear that the full truth of what went on has yet been revealed.
Irish Times (2002)In truth , Edinburgh's indigenous first-time buyer population has not disappeared.
Glasgow Herald (2001)In truth there was precious little left to display pathology; I wonder what he wanted for his money.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)