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Truth

noun

(pl. truths)

A fact that has been verified. "The truth is that he didn't want to do it"

Conformity to reality or actuality. Synonyms: the true, trueness, verity. "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"

A true statement. Synonym: true statement. "He thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"

The quality of being near to the true value. Synonym: accuracy. "The lawyer questioned the truth of my account"

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). Synonym: Sojourner Truth.

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"Truth" Quotes from Famous Books

... I was close to her side—either I or my words never left her. She became humble, suffered me to lead her, opened to me her mind, shared with me her secret thoughts. I told her the truth; I hid nothing from the first. From the first day she knew that I loved her. There was no presumption in this—I asked nothing, expected nothing. I told her often that I looked forward to her wedded state—and then it came, and I was not ready for it ...

— Rest Harrow - A Comedy of Resolution • Maurice Hewlett

... truth in his surmise that Alma sometimes thought with jealousy of Mrs. Frothingham's having had control of a fortune, whilst she, the only child of him who made the money, possessed nothing of her own. The same trend of feeling appeared in a word ...

— The Whirlpool • George Gissing

... your bigotry—that's why you cling to it. You cling to it in spite of the fact that it has made more than drunkards—it has made liars and thieves and perjurers and grafters out of men who would not otherwise have been tempted. When men arise to tell the truth about it, you get behind your morality mask and accuse them of the basest motives and claim immunity for yourselves from attack in return. I fear I am a little severe, sir, but your attitude showed that you came to me with appetite for ...

— The Ramrodders - A Novel • Holman Day

... brutal truth, and though eternal, was sadly out of place. The opposition lawyers winced; and when Sutton asked if permission would be given to hear the testimony of the post commander and quartermaster, both familiar with the quality of ...

— The Outlet • Andy Adams

... heard of for his credit and punctuality in the City, and on that score I had a desire to be made known to him), about the credit of our tallys, which are lodged there for security to such as should lend money thereon to the use of the Navy. And I had great satisfaction therein: and the truth is, I find all our matters of credit to be in an ill condition. Thence, I being in a little haste walked before and to the 'Change a little and then home, and presently to Trinity house to dinner, where ...

— Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete • Samuel Pepys

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