untruthn.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈtruːθ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈtruθ/

Etymology: Old English untréowþ , untríewþ (un- prefix¹ 6). Compare Old Norse útrygð , also untroth n., wantruth (in wantruth n.).

1. Unfaithfulness; lack of fidelity, loyalty, or honesty. Now archaic and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfaithfulness > [noun]

untruthc893

untruenessOE

falsehood1297

falsenessc1330

untrothc1374

mistruthc1480

disloyalty1481

unfaithfulness?a1505

untrustiness1526

infidelity1529

deloyalty1571

disloyalness1586

faithlessness1598

recreancy1602

infaithfulness1685

trustlessness1828

disfaith1881

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > unfaithfulness > [noun]

untruthc893

untruenessOE

falsedom1297

falsehood1297

falsenessc1330

falsityc1330

untrothc1374

mistruthc1480

disloyalty1481

unfaithfulness1526

untrustiness1526

deloyalty1571

disloyalness1586

truth breach1597

faithlessness1598

bad faith1653

infaithfulness1685

trustlessness1828

unreliableness1844

disfaith1881

c893 tr. Orosius Hist. iii. xi. §5 He..him wende from Antigones hamfærelte micelra untreowða.

c893 tr. Orosius Hist. iv. v. §5.

a1122 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) ann. 1086 Þa Dænescan..wurdon awende to þære meste untriwðe.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 17 Þe uerste boȝ of prede þet is ontreuþe.

1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 62 Hold trewly þy fayth hyght, ffor euer moor to all vntreuthe folwys euyl ende.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xvi. 387 Be my suretees, I praye you,..Ye knowe that I dyde never vntrewth.

1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates C ij I through flattery abused his wanton youth, And his fonde trust augmented my vntruth.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II ii. ii. 101 I would to God, (So my vntruth had not prouokt him to it) The King had cut off my head.

1859 Ld. Tennyson Elaine in Idylls of King 153 He never spake word of reproach to me, He never had a glimpse of mine untruth.1859 Ld. Tennyson Guinevere in Idylls of King 253 Too wholly true to dream untruth in thee.

†2. Unbelief; lack of faith. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > atheism > [noun]

unbeliefc1160

wantruthc1175

mislevea1200

doubta1225

untrothc1380

untruthc1380

unreligiositya1382

irreligiosity1382

unbelieffulnessc1384

unfaithfulness1388

unbelievinga1400

unfaith1415

wanbelevenessc1440

wanbelievingc1440

wantrowinga1450

wanbelevea1470

mistruthc1480

infidelity1509

incredulity1532

atheonismc1534

unbelievingness1561

irreligiousness?1577

faithlessness1579

unreligiousness1579

atheism1587

scruple1600

discredence1627

doubtinga1628

disbelieving1645

atheisticalness1654

diffidelity1659

disbelief1672

atheisticness1691

nothingism1755

scepticism1800

nihilisma1817

infidelisma1834

nothingarianism1842

agnosticism1870

disfaith1870

no-Goddism1931

c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. I. 45 He shal reprove þe worlde of þe synne of untreuþe.

c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. II. 20 Crist woundride of his kyn, for þe untreuþe þat þei hadden.

a. Falsehood, falsity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [noun]

falseness1303

falselekea1350

untrothc1386

falsehooda1400

untruth1439

mensongec1450

fallax1530

falsity1579

fallacy1590

impropriety1611

improperness1612

wrongc1620

fallaciousness1644

fallacity1648

untrueness1652

unsubstantiality1838

unsubstantialness1860

incorrectitude1898

1439 Cases bef. King's Council (Selden) 105 To sey the playn trouth and nouȝt to melle it with eny ontrouth.

1482 in Surtees Misc. (1890) 40 To put down all falssett and untrewit.

1559 Bp. Scot in J. Strype Ann. Reformation (1709) I. App. x. 32 Bringinge..others from the truthe unto untruthe.

1577–82 N. Breton Toys of Idle Head in Wks. (1879) I. 27/2 Such youthes there are..As with vntrueth their Ladies fancies feede.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. Pref. sig. **vii But yet cannot any vntruth preuayle..against truth... For vntruth is contrary to nature.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. 2 This stinging censure of absurd vntrueth.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. lxiii. 299 For his boldness in hoping to make me..testify to his great untruth.

1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present iii. i. 193 A poor braggart; fast hastening to be a falsity and speaker of the Untruth.

1873 H. Spencer Study Sociol. (1877) xi. 265 Everyone discovers the untruth of this assumption.

b. A falsehood; a false or incorrect statement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a falsehood, lie

liec900

leasingc1000

falsehoodc1290

falsedom1297

gabbinga1300

fablec1300

follyc1300

fittenc1440

untruthc1449

crackc1450

fallacy1481

falsity1557

falsedict1579

untroth1581

crackera1625

flam1632

mendacity1646

fairy story1692

false1786

whid1794

gag1805

wrinkle1819

reacher1828

cram1842

untruism1845

crammer1861

inveracity1864

bung1882

fairy tale1896

mistruth1897

post-and-rails1945

pork pie1973

porky1985

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 396 It is open that tho ij. opiniouns, conclusiouns, and holdingis..ben errouris and vntreuthis.

1565 J. Jewel Replie Hardinges Answeare xvi. 554 Therefore M. Hardinge concludeth this mater with twoo vntruethes bothe togeather.

1585 in Publ. Catholic Rec. Soc. (1908) 5 109 He saythe it is a great untruthe and cannot be prooved.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 2 All Trauellers, are subject to imputations of vntruths.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. viii. 36 So singular a truth (as they think it, though it be many times an untruth they light on).

a1716 O. Blackall Wks. (1723) I. iii. 23 A very strange Paradox, or rather a most palpable Untruth.

1756 Gentleman's Mag. 26 144 The author of three letters..is taken into custody for the virulent abuse, and notorious untruths they contain.

1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose ii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 170 I would be loth to reply to you with an untruth.

1863 P. Barry Dockyard Econ. 215 He..asserts either an impudent or an ignorant untruth.

in combination.1799 R. Southey Devil's Walk liii He is an untruth~telling whoreson.

4. Inexactness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [noun] > of alignment

index-error1849

untruth1869

out of truth1930

out-of-true1970

1869 W. J. M. Rankine Cycl. Machine & Hand-tools Pl.H 9 The washers have sufficient play..to allow them to accommodate themselves to any untruth..on the surface of the nut.

Derivatives

unˈtruther n. one who utters untruths.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a liar

liarc950

gabbera1325

fabler1362

wernard1362

leasing-mongerc1380

false sayera1382

leasing-maker1424

leasing-bearerc1440

contriver1477

drivelard1530

falsifier1532

lie-teller1552

Ananias1572

lick-dish1575

falsificator1609

fabulist1626

cracka1640

leaser1641

commentiter1645

prevaricator1650

cracker1652

bugiarda1670

rapper1758

pseudologist1804

Tom Pepper1818

wrinkler1819

lie-monger1830

untruther1889

tale-teller1894

1889 J. K. Jerome Three Men in Boat vii ‘You are an untruther,’ I replied, getting roused.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	untruth
释义	untruthn. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈtruːθ/, U.S. /ˌənˈtruθ/ Etymology: Old English untréowþ , untríewþ (un- prefix¹ 6). Compare Old Norse útrygð , also untroth n., wantruth (in wantruth n.). 1. Unfaithfulness; lack of fidelity, loyalty, or honesty. Now archaic and rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfaithfulness > [noun] untruthc893 untruenessOE falsehood1297 falsenessc1330 untrothc1374 mistruthc1480 disloyalty1481 unfaithfulness?a1505 untrustiness1526 infidelity1529 deloyalty1571 disloyalness1586 faithlessness1598 recreancy1602 infaithfulness1685 trustlessness1828 disfaith1881 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > unfaithfulness > [noun] untruthc893 untruenessOE falsedom1297 falsehood1297 falsenessc1330 falsityc1330 untrothc1374 mistruthc1480 disloyalty1481 unfaithfulness1526 untrustiness1526 deloyalty1571 disloyalness1586 truth breach1597 faithlessness1598 bad faith1653 infaithfulness1685 trustlessness1828 unreliableness1844 disfaith1881 c893 tr. Orosius Hist. iii. xi. §5 He..him wende from Antigones hamfærelte micelra untreowða. c893 tr. Orosius Hist. iv. v. §5. a1122 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) ann. 1086 Þa Dænescan..wurdon awende to þære meste untriwðe. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 17 Þe uerste boȝ of prede þet is ontreuþe. 1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 62 Hold trewly þy fayth hyght, ffor euer moor to all vntreuthe folwys euyl ende. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xvi. 387 Be my suretees, I praye you,..Ye knowe that I dyde never vntrewth. 1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates C ij I through flattery abused his wanton youth, And his fonde trust augmented my vntruth. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II ii. ii. 101 I would to God, (So my vntruth had not prouokt him to it) The King had cut off my head. View more context for this quotation 1859 Ld. Tennyson Elaine in Idylls of King 153 He never spake word of reproach to me, He never had a glimpse of mine untruth.1859 Ld. Tennyson Guinevere in Idylls of King 253 Too wholly true to dream untruth in thee. †2. Unbelief; lack of faith. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > atheism > [noun] unbeliefc1160 wantruthc1175 mislevea1200 doubta1225 untrothc1380 untruthc1380 unreligiositya1382 irreligiosity1382 unbelieffulnessc1384 unfaithfulness1388 unbelievinga1400 unfaith1415 wanbelevenessc1440 wanbelievingc1440 wantrowinga1450 wanbelevea1470 mistruthc1480 infidelity1509 incredulity1532 atheonismc1534 unbelievingness1561 irreligiousness?1577 faithlessness1579 unreligiousness1579 atheism1587 scruple1600 discredence1627 doubtinga1628 disbelieving1645 atheisticalness1654 diffidelity1659 disbelief1672 atheisticness1691 nothingism1755 scepticism1800 nihilisma1817 infidelisma1834 nothingarianism1842 agnosticism1870 disfaith1870 no-Goddism1931 c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. I. 45 He shal reprove þe worlde of þe synne of untreuþe. c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. II. 20 Crist woundride of his kyn, for þe untreuþe þat þei hadden. 3. a. Falsehood, falsity. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [noun] falseness1303 falselekea1350 untrothc1386 falsehooda1400 untruth1439 mensongec1450 fallax1530 falsity1579 fallacy1590 impropriety1611 improperness1612 wrongc1620 fallaciousness1644 fallacity1648 untrueness1652 unsubstantiality1838 unsubstantialness1860 incorrectitude1898 1439 Cases bef. King's Council (Selden) 105 To sey the playn trouth and nouȝt to melle it with eny ontrouth. 1482 in Surtees Misc. (1890) 40 To put down all falssett and untrewit. 1559 Bp. Scot in J. Strype Ann. Reformation (1709) I. App. x. 32 Bringinge..others from the truthe unto untruthe. 1577–82 N. Breton Toys of Idle Head in Wks. (1879) I. 27/2 Such youthes there are..As with vntrueth their Ladies fancies feede. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. Pref. sig. *vii But yet cannot any vntruth preuayle..against truth... For vntruth is contrary to nature. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav.* i. 2 This stinging censure of absurd vntrueth. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. lxiii. 299 For his boldness in hoping to make me..testify to his great untruth. 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present iii. i. 193 A poor braggart; fast hastening to be a falsity and speaker of the Untruth. 1873 H. Spencer Study Sociol. (1877) xi. 265 Everyone discovers the untruth of this assumption. b. A falsehood; a false or incorrect statement. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a falsehood, lie liec900 leasingc1000 falsehoodc1290 falsedom1297 gabbinga1300 fablec1300 follyc1300 fittenc1440 untruthc1449 crackc1450 fallacy1481 falsity1557 falsedict1579 untroth1581 crackera1625 flam1632 mendacity1646 fairy story1692 false1786 whid1794 gag1805 wrinkle1819 reacher1828 cram1842 untruism1845 crammer1861 inveracity1864 bung1882 fairy tale1896 mistruth1897 post-and-rails1945 pork pie1973 porky1985 c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 396 It is open that tho ij. opiniouns, conclusiouns, and holdingis..ben errouris and vntreuthis. 1565 J. Jewel Replie Hardinges Answeare xvi. 554 Therefore M. Hardinge concludeth this mater with twoo vntruethes bothe togeather. 1585 in Publ. Catholic Rec. Soc. (1908) 5 109 He saythe it is a great untruthe and cannot be prooved. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 2 All Trauellers, are subject to imputations of vntruths. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. viii. 36 So singular a truth (as they think it, though it be many times an untruth they light on). a1716 O. Blackall Wks. (1723) I. iii. 23 A very strange Paradox, or rather a most palpable Untruth. 1756 Gentleman's Mag. 26 144 The author of three letters..is taken into custody for the virulent abuse, and notorious untruths they contain. 1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose ii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 170 I would be loth to reply to you with an untruth. 1863 P. Barry Dockyard Econ. 215 He..asserts either an impudent or an ignorant untruth. in combination.1799 R. Southey Devil's Walk liii He is an untruth~telling whoreson. 4. Inexactness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [noun] > of alignment index-error1849 untruth1869 out of truth1930 out-of-true1970 1869 W. J. M. Rankine Cycl. Machine & Hand-tools Pl.H 9 The washers have sufficient play..to allow them to accommodate themselves to any untruth..on the surface of the nut. Derivatives unˈtruther n. one who utters untruths. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a liar liarc950 gabbera1325 fabler1362 wernard1362 leasing-mongerc1380 false sayera1382 leasing-maker1424 leasing-bearerc1440 contriver1477 drivelard1530 falsifier1532 lie-teller1552 Ananias1572 lick-dish1575 falsificator1609 fabulist1626 cracka1640 leaser1641 commentiter1645 prevaricator1650 cracker1652 bugiarda1670 rapper1758 pseudologist1804 Tom Pepper1818 wrinkler1819 lie-monger1830 untruther1889 tale-teller1894 1889 J. K. Jerome Three Men in Boat vii ‘You are an untruther,’ I replied, getting roused. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c893
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