1. A fact that has been verified
   "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is that he didn't want to do it" 
2. 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"
   - the true, verity, trueness 
3. A true statement
   "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"
   - true statement 
4. The quality of being near to the true value
   "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"
   - accuracy

1. United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)
   - Sojourner Truth

Derived forms: truths

See also: accurate, false, inaccurate, true

Type of: abolitionist, actuality, emancipationist, fact, feminist, libber, quality, statement, women's liberationist, women's rightist

Antonym: falsehood, falsity

Encyclopedia: Truth, Love & a Little Malice: An autobiography Truth, Justice, and the American Way Truth Truth, Love and a Little Malice Truth, the Truth, justice, and the american way Truth, The

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