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- [trooth]
- /truθ/
- /truːθ/
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- [trooth]
- /truθ/
Definitions of truth word
- noun plural truth the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth. 1
- noun plural truth conformity with fact or reality; verity: the truth of a statement. 1
- noun plural truth a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like: mathematical truths. 1
- noun plural truth the state or character of being true. 1
- noun plural truth actuality or actual existence. 1
- noun plural truth an obvious or accepted fact; truism; platitude. 1
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Origin of truth
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English treuthe, Old English trēowth (cognate with Old Norse tryggth faith). See true, -th1
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Parts of speech for Truth
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
truth popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
truth usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for truth
noun truth
- absoluteness — the quality of being absolute
- actuality — Actuality is the state of really existing rather than being imagined.
- axiom — An axiom is a statement or idea which people accept as being true.
- ballgame — any game played with a ball
- big idea — any plan or proposal that is grandiose, impractical, and usually unsolicited: You're always coming around here with your big ideas.
Antonyms for truth
noun truth
- absurdness — utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
- actuation — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- actuations — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- adventure — If someone has an adventure, they become involved in an unusual, exciting, and rather dangerous journey or series of events.
- affectation — If you say that someone's attitude or behaviour is an affectation, you disapprove of the fact that it is not genuine or natural, but is intended to impress other people.
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