Dictionary![]() ![]() truthPronunciation: (trOOth), [key] —n., —pl. truthsPronunciation: (trOO&thslash;z, trOOths). [key] 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. TruthPronunciation: (trOOth), [key] —n. So•journ•er Pronunciation: (sō'jûr-nur, sō-jûr'nur), [key] (Isabella Van Wagener), 1797?–1883, U.S. abolitionist, orator, and women's-rights advocate, born a slave. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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