truenessn.

Brit.

/ˈtruːnəs/, U.S.

/ˈtrunəs/

Forms: see true adj., n., adv., and int. and -ness suffix; also late Old English trewnes.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: true adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < true adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier untrueness n.Compare Old English (rare) getrēownes faith, faithfulness ( < i-treowe adj. + -ness suffix). In sense 3 perhaps an independent formation < truce n. (compare α. forms at that entry), or perhaps arising by association with that word.

†1. With possessive adjective: a person in whom or thing in which confidence is placed; an object or source of trust; = trust n. 1b. Obsolete.Only in Old English.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > [noun] > object of

truenesslOE

trusta1393

honour system1893

lOE Prayer (Bodl. 180) in W. J. Sedgefield King Alfred's Boethius (1899) 149 Þu eart min sceoppend, & min alesend,..min frofer, min trewnes, & min tohopa.

2. Faithfulness, loyalty, constancy. Also occasionally: integrity, honesty, justness. Cf. truth n. 1, 3. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [noun]

truthOE

trotha1225

truefastnessa1225

trueshipa1225

trueness?c1225

soothnessc1275

faithc1300

good faithc1300

trustc1300

trueheadc1325

traistnessa1340

truthheada1400

faithfulnessc1400

loyaltyc1400

tristiness1408

trustinessc1450

confiance1490

fealty?1515

surety?c1535

loyalness1592

troth-keeping1605

true-heartedness1608

confidence1642

trustworthiness1662

responsibleness1706

dependence1752

reliability1810

trustihood1823

faithworthiness1828

reliableness1841

dependableness1860

dependability1901

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [noun]

truthOE

trotha1225

trueness?c1225

fayc1300

hold13..

lewtyc1330

faithfulnessc1400

perseverance?a1439

adherence1449

familiarityc1450

fidelity1509

devotiona1530

adherency1579

reality1616

rightness1625

lealty1861

lealness1882

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 217 Vre lauerd is icleoped stan for his treowenesse.

c1300 St. Thomas Becket (Laud) 487 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 120 Wel þov wost þat ech of us..Trewenesse we þe sworen ase riȝt was.

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 738 Ac god þouȝte ȝut on hire vor hire triwenesse [a1400 Trin. Cambr. trunesse, c1425 Harl. trewnesse, c1450 Cambr. Univ. trewenesse].

c1390 in C. Horstmann Minor Poems Vernon MS (1892) i. 342 (MED) Ȝif Mon haþ eny þing, Bigete wiþ trewenesse Of worldliche good..Tac to his nedfulnesse Þer-of-what he wile.

c1484 (a1475) J. de Caritate tr. Secreta Secret. (Takamiya) (1977) 180 (MED) Hid iustise is þe trwnes or þe ryghtfulnes, cruelnes, of þe domysman werkyng þe verkis.

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie viii. 46/2 God shall continue faithfull, and his trewnesse shalbe knowen.

1612 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 202 Truenesse to a mans selfe.

1671 tr. F. G. de Quevedo y Villegas Novels vii. 88 His usual trueness to his Friend.

a1693 T. Sharp Tanhumim (1700) xiii. 241 His boundless graciousness under the conduct of his trueness to his Promise, may re-establish our Comfort upon an everlasting Foundation.

1780 T. Sheridan Gen. Dict. Eng. Lang. II Trueness, sincerity, faithfulness.

1800 J. Napleton Serm. iv. 40 You devoutly call upon him to be the Witness and Judge of your trueness and sincerity.

1852 H. Morley in Househ. Words 4 Sept. 584/2 The Briton is a little testy on the subject of his trueness, his blueness, and his independence.

1909 P. C. Simpson Life Rainy v. 111 A shrewd, hardheaded race..with..not only trueness but deep tenderness of heart.

1986 N. M. Valis Novels of J. O. Picón iii. 67 When Lorenzo..returns to Clara, it is with a more appreciative knowledge of her loving trueness to him.

†3. A suspension of hostilities for a specified period between armies at war; a truce. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > peace > [noun] > cessation of hostilities

truce1377

treve1406

truenessa1425

surseance1523

a1425 (?a1350) Seege Troye (Linc. Inn) (1927) l. 1107 Þeo folk of grece on heore side Beden treowenes [a1400 Sutherl. trewes, a1475 Harl. truce] for to abyde.

4. Accordance with fact or reality; veracity. Cf. truth n. 10a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [noun]

soothc950

soothOE

rightOE

soothnessc1275

soothness1297

soothshipc1320

soothhead1340

very1382

trotha1387

trutha1391

verity1422

veriment1528

true?1531

trueness1559

veriness1574

reality1604

veracity1664

veridicalness1727

the fact of the matter1808

truthfulness1835

actualité1840

the straight1866

satya1879

straight goods1892

veridicalitya1901

truth value1903

dinky1941

1559 W. Bavand tr. J. Ferrarius Common Weale v. v. f. 93 They..learned to know what was ciuilitie of life, and also truenes of religion, and grewe thereby more disciplinable in the doctrine of God.

1576 G. Pettie Petite Pallace 160 For the truenesse of my wordes (sayth he) I appeale to the heauens for witnesse.

1607 G. Markham First Pt. First Bk. Eng. Arcadia f. 21 To make you more assured of my reports trunes.

1646 W. Prynne Canterburies Doome 345 The reprobate rather rejoyceth in the newnesse then in the trunesse of that which he heares.

1702 J. Dennis Comical Gallant Ep. Ded. sig. a2 It was esteem'd by the Men of Sense, for the trueness of some of its Characters.

1833 T. Chalmers On Power, Wisdom, & Goodness of God II. ii. i. 147 The objective trueness of the things which are perceived.

1862 H. Bonar God's Way of Peace viii. 100 The trueness of the Father's testimony.

1932 Princeton Alumni Weekly 10 June 807/2 He should know enough of the lessons of history to realize that newness is by no means synonymous with trueness.

2012 T. Groot Flame of Resistance 213 ‘I did nothing wrong.’..He devoted himself to the trueness of those words.

5. Accordance with a standard, rule, or ideal; accuracy, correctness. Cf. truth n. 11. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [noun] > of tools, materials, etc.

trothc1425

truthc1443

trueness1594

justness1684

veracity1836

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises v. f. 278^v There were no way..to be compared vnto it, neither for the truenesse, easinesse, nor readinesse of working thereby.

1616 J. Bingham in tr. Ælian Tactiks ix. 73 Maintaine the truenesse and euennesse of the sides of the figure.

1686 W. Molyneux Sciothericum Telescopicum viii. 31 Let those that use them [sc. the parts], and adjust them, look to their truness in all particulars.

1714 W. Hall New & True Method Longitude 9 My New Method is better abundantly, for the Exactness and Trueness, in a great degree, being done to one Minute of Time.

1790 E. Leach Treat. Universal Inland Navigations viii. 128 On this face of the staff's being properly divided, depends the trueness of the level.

1805 J. Luccock Nature & Prop. Wool ii. 175 A far more valuable quality..which the wool-grower should observe is called the trueness of the hair.

1863 H. S. Randall Pract. Shepherd vii. 74 Wool should be of the same diameter or fineness from root to point. This is termed ‘trueness’.

1946 New Yorker 11 May 63/2 (advt.) The world's great music is brought to you with concert hall splendor and trueness of tone.

1988 Which? Oct. 467/1 A panel..rated them for sharpness, trueness of colour, interference to the picture.

†6. Reality, actual existence; genuineness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [noun] > reality or quality of being real

reality1545

formality1570

trueness1604

realness1612

thatness1643

positivity1659

actualness1668

positiveness1668

thingsomeness1674

somethingness1675

thingship1697

authenticity1839

thingness1840

truth1842

isness1865

thinginess1891

1604 J. Downham Christian Warfare iii. ii. 602 We must not..dreame of a perfection in sanctification; no nor yet at the first, estimate the truenesse thereof by the greatnesse of the measure.

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 198 Seeing the truenesse of the stampe, shee might be the sooner molded to entertaine the motion.

1690 J. J. Berlu Treasury of Drugs Unlock'd 6 Sometimes you will discover the beaks of Birds in it [sc. Ambergreese], which is a symptome of its trueness.

1833 T. Chalmers On Power, Wisdom, & Goodness of God II. ii. i. 147 The objective trueness of the things which are perceived.

1885 L. Oliphant Sympneumata 106 The change from the trueness of man's dual nature, to the falseness of a nature surfacely admixed with base ingredients.

1921 D. W. Prall Stud. Theory of Value in C. H. Rieber Univ. of Calif. Publ. in Philos. III. v. 246 Objects of our likings possess as much of satisfactoriness..as they possess of reality or trueness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	trueness
释义	truenessn. Brit. /ˈtruːnəs/, U.S. /ˈtrunəs/ Forms: see true adj., n., adv., and int. and -ness suffix; also late Old English trewnes. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: true adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < true adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier untrueness n.Compare Old English (rare) getrēownes faith, faithfulness ( < i-treowe adj. + -ness suffix). In sense 3 perhaps an independent formation < truce n. (compare α. forms at that entry), or perhaps arising by association with that word. †1. With possessive adjective: a person in whom or thing in which confidence is placed; an object or source of trust; = trust n. 1b. Obsolete.Only in Old English. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > [noun] > object of truenesslOE trusta1393 honour system1893 lOE Prayer (Bodl. 180) in W. J. Sedgefield King Alfred's Boethius (1899) 149 Þu eart min sceoppend, & min alesend,..min frofer, min trewnes, & min tohopa. 2. Faithfulness, loyalty, constancy. Also occasionally: integrity, honesty, justness. Cf. truth n. 1, 3. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [noun] truthOE trotha1225 truefastnessa1225 trueshipa1225 trueness?c1225 soothnessc1275 faithc1300 good faithc1300 trustc1300 trueheadc1325 traistnessa1340 truthheada1400 faithfulnessc1400 loyaltyc1400 tristiness1408 trustinessc1450 confiance1490 fealty?1515 surety?c1535 loyalness1592 troth-keeping1605 true-heartedness1608 confidence1642 trustworthiness1662 responsibleness1706 dependence1752 reliability1810 trustihood1823 faithworthiness1828 reliableness1841 dependableness1860 dependability1901 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [noun] truthOE trotha1225 trueness?c1225 fayc1300 hold13.. lewtyc1330 faithfulnessc1400 perseverance?a1439 adherence1449 familiarityc1450 fidelity1509 devotiona1530 adherency1579 reality1616 rightness1625 lealty1861 lealness1882 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 217 Vre lauerd is icleoped stan for his treowenesse. c1300 St. Thomas Becket (Laud) 487 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 120 Wel þov wost þat ech of us..Trewenesse we þe sworen ase riȝt was. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 738 Ac god þouȝte ȝut on hire vor hire triwenesse [a1400 Trin. Cambr. trunesse, c1425 Harl. trewnesse, c1450 Cambr. Univ. trewenesse]. c1390 in C. Horstmann Minor Poems Vernon MS (1892) i. 342 (MED) Ȝif Mon haþ eny þing, Bigete wiþ trewenesse Of worldliche good..Tac to his nedfulnesse Þer-of-what he wile. c1484 (a1475) J. de Caritate tr. Secreta Secret. (Takamiya) (1977) 180 (MED) Hid iustise is þe trwnes or þe ryghtfulnes, cruelnes, of þe domysman werkyng þe verkis. 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie viii. 46/2 God shall continue faithfull, and his trewnesse shalbe knowen. 1612 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 202 Truenesse to a mans selfe. 1671 tr. F. G. de Quevedo y Villegas Novels vii. 88 His usual trueness to his Friend. a1693 T. Sharp Tanhumim (1700) xiii. 241 His boundless graciousness under the conduct of his trueness to his Promise, may re-establish our Comfort upon an everlasting Foundation. 1780 T. Sheridan Gen. Dict. Eng. Lang. II Trueness, sincerity, faithfulness. 1800 J. Napleton Serm. iv. 40 You devoutly call upon him to be the Witness and Judge of your trueness and sincerity. 1852 H. Morley in Househ. Words 4 Sept. 584/2 The Briton is a little testy on the subject of his trueness, his blueness, and his independence. 1909 P. C. Simpson Life Rainy v. 111 A shrewd, hardheaded race..with..not only trueness but deep tenderness of heart. 1986 N. M. Valis Novels of J. O. Picón iii. 67 When Lorenzo..returns to Clara, it is with a more appreciative knowledge of her loving trueness to him. †3. A suspension of hostilities for a specified period between armies at war; a truce. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > peace > [noun] > cessation of hostilities truce1377 treve1406 truenessa1425 surseance1523 a1425 (?a1350) Seege Troye (Linc. Inn) (1927) l. 1107 Þeo folk of grece on heore side Beden treowenes [a1400 Sutherl. trewes, a1475 Harl. truce] for to abyde. 4. Accordance with fact or reality; veracity. Cf. truth n. 10a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [noun] soothc950 soothOE rightOE soothnessc1275 soothness1297 soothshipc1320 soothhead1340 very1382 trotha1387 trutha1391 verity1422 veriment1528 true?1531 trueness1559 veriness1574 reality1604 veracity1664 veridicalness1727 the fact of the matter1808 truthfulness1835 actualité1840 the straight1866 satya1879 straight goods1892 veridicalitya1901 truth value1903 dinky1941 1559 W. Bavand tr. J. Ferrarius Common Weale v. v. f. 93 They..learned to know what was ciuilitie of life, and also truenes of religion, and grewe thereby more disciplinable in the doctrine of God. 1576 G. Pettie Petite Pallace 160 For the truenesse of my wordes (sayth he) I appeale to the heauens for witnesse. 1607 G. Markham First Pt. First Bk. Eng. Arcadia f. 21 To make you more assured of my reports trunes. 1646 W. Prynne Canterburies Doome 345 The reprobate rather rejoyceth in the newnesse then in the trunesse of that which he heares. 1702 J. Dennis Comical Gallant Ep. Ded. sig. a2 It was esteem'd by the Men of Sense, for the trueness of some of its Characters. 1833 T. Chalmers On Power, Wisdom, & Goodness of God II. ii. i. 147 The objective trueness of the things which are perceived. 1862 H. Bonar God's Way of Peace viii. 100 The trueness of the Father's testimony. 1932 Princeton Alumni Weekly 10 June 807/2 He should know enough of the lessons of history to realize that newness is by no means synonymous with trueness. 2012 T. Groot Flame of Resistance 213 ‘I did nothing wrong.’..He devoted himself to the trueness of those words. 5. Accordance with a standard, rule, or ideal; accuracy, correctness. Cf. truth n. 11. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [noun] > of tools, materials, etc. trothc1425 truthc1443 trueness1594 justness1684 veracity1836 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises v. f. 278^v There were no way..to be compared vnto it, neither for the truenesse, easinesse, nor readinesse of working thereby. 1616 J. Bingham in tr. Ælian Tactiks ix. 73 Maintaine the truenesse and euennesse of the sides of the figure. 1686 W. Molyneux Sciothericum Telescopicum viii. 31 Let those that use them [sc. the parts], and adjust them, look to their truness in all particulars. 1714 W. Hall New & True Method Longitude 9 My New Method is better abundantly, for the Exactness and Trueness, in a great degree, being done to one Minute of Time. 1790 E. Leach Treat. Universal Inland Navigations viii. 128 On this face of the staff's being properly divided, depends the trueness of the level. 1805 J. Luccock Nature & Prop. Wool ii. 175 A far more valuable quality..which the wool-grower should observe is called the trueness of the hair. 1863 H. S. Randall Pract. Shepherd vii. 74 Wool should be of the same diameter or fineness from root to point. This is termed ‘trueness’. 1946 New Yorker 11 May 63/2 (advt.) The world's great music is brought to you with concert hall splendor and trueness of tone. 1988 Which? Oct. 467/1 A panel..rated them for sharpness, trueness of colour, interference to the picture. †6. Reality, actual existence; genuineness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [noun] > reality or quality of being real reality1545 formality1570 trueness1604 realness1612 thatness1643 positivity1659 actualness1668 positiveness1668 thingsomeness1674 somethingness1675 thingship1697 authenticity1839 thingness1840 truth1842 isness1865 thinginess1891 1604 J. Downham Christian Warfare iii. ii. 602 We must not..dreame of a perfection in sanctification; no nor yet at the first, estimate the truenesse thereof by the greatnesse of the measure. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 198 Seeing the truenesse of the stampe, shee might be the sooner molded to entertaine the motion. 1690 J. J. Berlu Treasury of Drugs Unlock'd 6 Sometimes you will discover the beaks of Birds in it [sc. Ambergreese], which is a symptome of its trueness. 1833 T. Chalmers On Power, Wisdom, & Goodness of God II. ii. i. 147 The objective trueness of the things which are perceived. 1885 L. Oliphant Sympneumata 106 The change from the trueness of man's dual nature, to the falseness of a nature surfacely admixed with base ingredients. 1921 D. W. Prall Stud. Theory of Value in C. H. Rieber Univ. of Calif. Publ. in Philos. III. v. 246 Objects of our likings possess as much of satisfactoriness..as they possess of reality or trueness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.lOE
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