truthlikeadj.

Brit.

/ˈtruːθlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈtruθˌlaɪk/

Forms: see truth n. and -like suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: truth n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < truth n. + -like suffix.

Resembling or like truth or the truth.In quot. 1657: †likely to be true, probable (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

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

truthlike1566

verisimilous1635

verisimilary1653

verisimilar1681

plausible1838

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > probability, likelihood > [adjective] > appearing true or real

apparent1523

truthlike1566

showing1579

verisimilous1635

verisimilary1653

verisimilar1681

1566 J. Barthlet Pedegrewe Heretiques f. 88^v The doctrine of this body politique in this latter time, muste be altered..and become somewhat more naturall, and truth like.

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 124/1 They seme more legendlike, then truthlike.

1657 Earl of Monmouth tr. P. Paruta Politick Disc. 78 To seek out the truest, or at least, the most truthlike causes [It. le più verisimili di così] thereof.

1672 M. Lister Let. 10 Jan. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1971) VIII. 464 It is truth-like of all the other substantial parts of plants, yt they are actually in, & common to all plants.

1790 J. Dun Serm. II. 225 A series of the most various and wonderful events that ever happened to any nation, or are recorded in any so plain, truth-like language.

1831 Englishman's Mag. July 415 My couch was haunted with most terrifying dreams, so vivid and truthlike.

1894 J. T. Fowler in St. Adamnan Vita S. Columbae Introd. p. xxv It..mentions certain simple incidents in a remarkably naïve and truthlike manner.

1953 Jrnl. Relig. 33 162/2 Plato taught..that sensory perception provides mere ‘opinion’; the best he could say of the latter is that it is ‘truthlike’.

2001 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 May 30/2 Scientific progress consists in the development of theories that are more and more truthlike.

Derivatives

ˈtruthlikeness n. likeness to truth, verisimilitude.

ΘΚΠ

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

truthlikenessa1586

verisimilitude1603

verisimility1646

reality1657

vraisemblance1802

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. iv. sig. Kk8^v He knewe..how few there be, that can discerne betweene trueth and truthlikenes, betweene showes and substance.

1601 R. Johnson Essaies vi. sig. C8^v Discerne betweene truth and truth likenes, and know when ouert deseignes are the foyles of more eminent intentions.

1865 W. Kay Crisis Hupfeldiana 81 The results may have such simplicity, truthlikeness, and internal concinnity as may make us accept them.

1904 Westm. Gaz. 29 Aug. 3/1 The actor regards the part as farcical, for he pushes it..beyond truth-likeness.

2012 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 29 Apr. (Book Review section) 1 The more pressing issue is that of verisimilitude, truthlikeness, the illusion of being real.

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

单词	truthlike
释义	truthlikeadj. Brit. /ˈtruːθlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈtruθˌlaɪk/ Forms: see truth n. and -like suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: truth n., -like suffix. Etymology: < truth n. + -like suffix. Resembling or like truth or the truth.In quot. 1657: †likely to be true, probable (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adjective] > resembling truth truthlike1566 verisimilous1635 verisimilary1653 verisimilar1681 plausible1838 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > probability, likelihood > [adjective] > appearing true or real apparent1523 truthlike1566 showing1579 verisimilous1635 verisimilary1653 verisimilar1681 1566 J. Barthlet Pedegrewe Heretiques f. 88^v The doctrine of this body politique in this latter time, muste be altered..and become somewhat more naturall, and truth like. 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 124/1 They seme more legendlike, then truthlike. 1657 Earl of Monmouth tr. P. Paruta Politick Disc. 78 To seek out the truest, or at least, the most truthlike causes [It. le più verisimili di così] thereof. 1672 M. Lister Let. 10 Jan. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1971) VIII. 464 It is truth-like of all the other substantial parts of plants, yt they are actually in, & common to all plants. 1790 J. Dun Serm. II. 225 A series of the most various and wonderful events that ever happened to any nation, or are recorded in any so plain, truth-like language. 1831 Englishman's Mag. July 415 My couch was haunted with most terrifying dreams, so vivid and truthlike. 1894 J. T. Fowler in St. Adamnan Vita S. Columbae Introd. p. xxv It..mentions certain simple incidents in a remarkably naïve and truthlike manner. 1953 Jrnl. Relig. 33 162/2 Plato taught..that sensory perception provides mere ‘opinion’; the best he could say of the latter is that it is ‘truthlike’. 2001 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 May 30/2 Scientific progress consists in the development of theories that are more and more truthlike. Derivatives ˈtruthlikeness n. likeness to truth, verisimilitude. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [noun] > likeness to truth truthlikenessa1586 verisimilitude1603 verisimility1646 reality1657 vraisemblance1802 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. iv. sig. Kk8^v He knewe..how few there be, that can discerne betweene trueth and truthlikenes, betweene showes and substance. 1601 R. Johnson Essaies vi. sig. C8^v Discerne betweene truth and truth likenes, and know when ouert deseignes are the foyles of more eminent intentions. 1865 W. Kay Crisis Hupfeldiana 81 The results may have such simplicity, truthlikeness, and internal concinnity as may make us accept them. 1904 Westm. Gaz. 29 Aug. 3/1 The actor regards the part as farcical, for he pushes it..beyond truth-likeness. 2012 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 29 Apr. (Book Review section) 1 The more pressing issue is that of verisimilitude, truthlikeness, the illusion of being real. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1566
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