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truth
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- pronunciation:
- truth
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
The truth is what is real or true.
Ben said he didn't take Justin's bike, but later he told the truth. He said he took it because he was mad at Justin. |
| definition 2: |
When there is truth to a story, it means that the story agrees with the facts or agrees with what is real. If there is no truth to something, it is a lie, or it just does not agree with the facts.
There was no truth to the excuse that Daniel gave for being late. He just made it up.The joke was very funny, but there was truth in it too.- synonyms:
- faithfulness
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| related words: |
certainty, principle |
| derivations: |
truthless (n.), truthlessness (n.) |
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