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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
truth /truθ/USA pronunciation   n., pl. truths (tro̅o̅ᵺz, tro̅o̅ths).
  1. the actual state of a matter:[uncountable]Do you promise to tell the truth?
  2. the condition of conforming with fact or reality;
    verity:[uncountable]The detective was assigned to check the truth of the witness's statement.
  3. a fact, proposition, principle, or statement proven to be valid:[countable]mathematical truths.
Idioms
  1. Idioms in truth, in reality;
    in fact;
    actually:She looked like a typical American housewife living in Moscow; in truth, she was a spy.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
truth  (tro̅o̅th),USA pronunciation  n., pl. truths  (tro̅o̅ᵺz, tro̅o̅ths).USA pronunciation 
  1. the true or actual state of a matter:He tried to find out the truth.
  2. conformity with fact or reality;
    verity:the truth of a statement.
  3. a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like:mathematical truths.
  4. the state or character of being true.
  5. actuality or actual existence.
  6. an obvious or accepted fact;
    truism;
    platitude.
  7. honesty;
    integrity;
    truthfulness.
  8. (often cap.) ideal or fundamental reality apart from and transcending perceived experience:the basic truths of life.
  9. agreement with a standard or original.
  10. accuracy, as of position or adjustment.
  11. [Archaic.]fidelity or constancy.
  12. in truth, in reality;
    in fact;
    actually:In truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire.
  • Middle English treuthe, Old English trēowth (cognate with Old Norse tryggth faith). See true, -th1 bef. 900
truthless, adj. 
truthless•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fact.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged veracity.
    • 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sincerity, candor, frankness.
    • 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged precision, exactness.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged falsehood.
    • 2, 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged
    • 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged falsity.

Truth  (tro̅o̅th),USA pronunciation n. 
    So•journ•er  (sōjûr nər, sō jûrnər),USA pronunciation (Isabella Van Wagener), 1797?–1883, U.S. abolitionist, orator, and women's-rights advocate, born a slave.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
truth / truːθ/
  1. the quality of being true, genuine, actual, or factual
  2. something that is true as opposed to false
  3. a proven or verified principle or statement; fact: the truths of astronomy
  4. (usually plural) a system of concepts purporting to represent some aspect of the world: the truths of ancient religions
  5. fidelity to a required standard or law
  6. faithful reproduction or portrayal
  7. honesty, reliability, or veracity
  8. accuracy, as in the setting, adjustment, or position of something, such as a mechanical instrument
Related adjective(s): veritable, veracious
Etymology: Old English triewth; related to Old High German gitriuwida fidelity, Old Norse tryggr trueˈtruthless

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