Developments and Truth

noun

• A fact that has been verified.
  • usage: "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is that he didn't want to do it"
• Conformity to reality or actuality.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: the true, verity, trueness
• A true statement.
  • usage: "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"
  • synonyms: true statement
• The quality of being near to the true value.
  • usage: "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"
  • synonyms: accuracy
• 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. ).
  • synonyms: Sojourner Truth

• (n.) The practice of speaking what is true; freedom from falsehood; veracity.
• (n.) That which is true or certain concerning any matter or subject or generally on all subjects; real state of things; fact; verity; reality.
• (n.) Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, object of imitation or the like.
• (n.) A true thing; a verified fact; a true statement or proposition; an established principle, fixed law or the like; as, the great truths of morals.
• (n.) Righteousness; true religion.
• (v.t.) To assert as true; to declare.
• (n.) The quality or being true; as: -- (a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is or has been; or shall be.
• (n.) Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness.