truth
True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
Noun 4 meanings
True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
“The truth is that our leaders knew a lot more than they were letting on.”
Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy.
“There was some truth in his statement that he had no other choice.”
The state or quality of being true to someone or something.
“Truth to one's own feelings is all-important in life.”
Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, model, etc.
Verb 1 meaning
To make exact; to correct for inaccuracy.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English trouthe, from Old English trēowþ, from Proto-Germanic *triwwiþō, from *triwwiz + *-iþō. By surface analysis, true + -th. Doublet of troth. Cognate with Norwegian trygd (“trustworthiness, security, insurance”), Icelandic tryggð (“loyalty, fidelity”).
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TRUTH at a glance
TRUTH has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (T 1 + R 1 + U 1 + T 1 + H 4) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #922 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with truth
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