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truth
- pronunciation:
- truth
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noun |
| definition 1: |
agreement with the facts or what is real.
There is no truth to the claim that the earth is flat.- synonyms:
- faithfulness
- similar words:
- accuracy, reality
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| definition 2: |
the state or condition of being true.
The truth of the matter is that he never did the work he was supposed to.- similar words:
- case
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| definition 3: |
a fact or principle that has been proved.
It is a truth that this world is round and not flat.- synonyms:
- certainty, fact, law
- similar words:
- fundamental, gospel, proposition, proverb, reality
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| definition 4: |
what is sincere; honesty.
He values truth in his friends.- synonyms:
- truthfulness
- similar words:
- frankness, honesty, honor, integrity
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| related words: |
certainty |
| derivations: |
truthless (n.), truthlessness (n.) |
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