truth meaning and definition

TRUTH noun

Definition of truth (noun)

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"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities"
   • synonyms: the true, trueness, verity
   • antonym: falseness
3. a true statement
   • "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"
   • synonyms: true statement
   • antonym: falsehood
4. the quality of being near to the true value
   • "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"
   • synonyms: accuracy
   • antonym: inaccuracy
5. 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