truth

Pronunciation: /tɹuθ/

Reading level: easy

Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a fact that has been verified
  2. noun conformity to reality or actuality
  3. noun a true statement

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English trouthe, from Old English trēowþ, from Proto-Germanic *triwwiþō, from *triwwiz + *-iþō. By surface analysis, true + -th. Doublet of troth. Cognate with Norwegian trygd (“trustworthiness, security, insurance”), Icelandic tryggð (“loyalty, fidelity”).

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
fact
Narrower (hyponyms)
verity, home truth

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