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trueness
true T0386900 (tro͞o)adj. tru·er, tru·est 1. a. Consistent with fact or reality; not false or erroneous: the true cost. See Synonyms at real1. See Usage Note at fact.b. Not counterfeit; real or genuine: true gold. See Synonyms at authentic.c. Conforming to the characteristics or criteria of a group or type; typical: a true crab; a true gentleman.d. Properly called: true value.2. Reliable; accurate: a true prophecy.3. a. Faithful, as to a friend, vow, or cause; loyal. See Synonyms at faithful.b. Archaic Truthful, honest, or trustworthy.4. Sincerely felt or expressed; unfeigned: true grief.5. Rightful; legitimate: the true heir.6. a. Exactly conforming to a rule, standard, or pattern: trying to sing true B.b. Accurately shaped, fitted, or placed: Are the wheels true?c. Determined with reference to the earth's axis, not the magnetic poles: true north.7. Quick and exact in sensing and responding: a true ear.8. Computers Indicating one of two possible values taken by a variable in Boolean logic or a binary device.adv.1. In accord with reality, fact, or truthfulness.2. Unswervingly; exactly: The archer aimed true.3. So as to conform to a type, standard, or pattern.tr.v. trued, tru·ing or true·ing, trues To position (something) so as to make it balanced, level, or square: trued up the long planks.n.1. Truth or reality. Used with the.2. Proper alignment or adjustment: out of true.
[Middle English trewe, from Old English trēowe, firm, trustworthy; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]
true′ness n.Word History: The words true and tree are joined at the root, etymologically speaking. In Old English, the words looked and sounded much more alike than they do now: "tree" was trēow and "true" was trēowe. The first of these comes from the Germanic noun *trewam; the second, from the adjective *treuwaz. Both these Germanic words ultimately go back to an Indo-European root *deru- or *dreu-, appearing in derivatives referring to wood and, by extension, firmness. Truth may be thought of as something firm; so too can certain bonds between people, like trust, another derivative of the same root. A slightly different form of the root, *dru-, appears in the word druid, a type of ancient Celtic priest; his name is etymologically *dru-wid-, or "strong seer."Trueness/Falseness - Deceptive as a cat’s fur —Margaret Atwood
- Deceptive as a Venus flytrap —Vivian Raynor, New York Times, February 27, 1987
Ms. Raynor’s simile refers to the fleeting and misleading resemblance of one artist’s work to another’s. - Deceptive as new paint on a second-hand car —Herbert V. Prochnow
- False as a lead coin —George Garrett
- Falser than a weeping crocodile —John Dryden
- Falser than malice in the mouth of envy —Mary Pin
- Good and true as morning —Babs H. Deal
- Right as rain —William Raymond
An older, less commonly used version from Shakespeare’s Richard III: “Right as snow in harvest.” - Ring as true as chapel bells on a windless morning —Anon
- Ring true, like good china —Sylvia Plath
- True as life itself —Louis Bromfield
- True as the dial to the sun —Barton Booth
- (I found him large as life and) true as the needle to the pole —Henry James
- True as the sky is blue —James Reiss
- True as truth —Louis Bromfield
- The true is stripped from the false like bone from meat —George Garrett
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | trueness - conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities"the true, verity, truthactuality - the state of actually existing objectively; "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality" | | 2. |  trueness - the quality of being loyal loyaltyfaithfulness, fidelity - the quality of being faithfulstaunchness, steadfastness - loyalty in the face of trouble and difficultyfealty, allegiance - the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)nationalism, patriotism - love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high"regionalism - loyalty to the interests of a particular region | | 3. |  trueness - exactness of adjustment; "I marveled at the trueness of his aim"exactitude, exactness - the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude" |
Translationstrue (truː) adjective1. (negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong. That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring? 真的，確實的 真的，确实的 2. (negative untrue) accurate. They don't have a true idea of its importance. 準確的 准确的3. (negative untrue) faithful; loyal. He has been a true friend. 忠誠的 忠诚的4. properly so called. A spider is not a true insect. 嚴格地稱作 严格地称作ˈtrueness noun 正確 正确ˈtruly adverb1. really. I truly believe that this decision is the right one. 真正地 真正地2. in a true manner. He loved her truly. 確實地 确实地EncyclopediaSeetrueLegalSeeTruetrueness
Related to trueness: truthfully, truerSynonyms for truenessnoun conformity to reality or actualitySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the quality of being loyalSynonymsRelated Words- faithfulness
- fidelity
- staunchness
- steadfastness
- fealty
- allegiance
- nationalism
- patriotism
- regionalism
noun exactness of adjustmentRelated Words |