n.
Pronunciation: ' trüth
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural truths \ ' trü th z, ' trüths \
Etymology: Middle English trewthe, from Old English tr ē owth fidelity; akin to Old English tr ē owe faithful ― more at TRUE
Date: before 12th century
1 a archaic : FIDELITY , CONSTANCY b : sincerity in action, character, and utterance
2 a (1) : the state of being the case : FACT (2) : the body of real things, events, and facts : ACTUALITY (3) often capitalized : a transcendent fundamental or spiritual reality b : a judgment, proposition, or idea that is true or accepted as true < truth s of thermodynamics> c : the body of true statements and propositions
3 a : the property (as of a statement) of being in accord with fact or reality b chiefly British : TRUE 2 c : fidelity to an original or to a standard
4 capitalized Christian Science : GOD
– in truth : in accordance with fact : ACTUALLY