TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION

Meaning of TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION in English

( saying ) used to say that things that actually happen are often more surprising than stories that are invented

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION — Иногда правда диковиннее вымысла
Английские поговорки
FICTION — n fiction (as in truth stranger than fiction); fiction legal legal fiction
Interlingua English vocab
TRUTH — I In philosophy, the property of statements, thoughts, or propositions that are said, in ordinary discourse, to agree with the …
Английский словарь Британика
THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRANGER — I. ˈstrānjə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French estrangier foreign, foreigner, from estrange strange, foreign 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRUTH — ˈtrüth noun ( plural truths -üthz also -üths) Etymology: Middle English trewthe, treuthe, from Old English trēowth, trīewth; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FICTION — ˈfikshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ficcioun, from Middle French fiction, from Latin fiction-, fictio, from fictus + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
Английский словарь Webster
STRANGER — (n.) One not privy or party an act, contract, or title; a mere intruder or intermeddler; one who interferes without …
Английский словарь Webster
FICTION — (n.) The act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere fiction of the mind.
Английский словарь Webster
THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRANGER — ( n. ) One not privy or party an act, contract, or title; a mere intruder or intermeddler; one who …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TRUTH — — truthless , adj. — truthlessness , n. /troohth/ , n. , pl. truths /troohdhz, troohths/ . 1. the true …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRANGER — — strangerlike , adj. /strayn"jeuhr/ , n. 1. a person with whom one has had no personal acquaintance: He is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FICTION — — fictional , adj. — fictionally , adv. /fik"sheuhn/ , n. 1. the class of literature comprising works of imaginative …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRANGER — I. ˈstrān-jər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangier stranger, foreigner, from estrange Date: 14th century 1. : one who …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FICTION — noun Etymology: Middle English ficcioun, from Middle French fiction, from Latin fiction-, fictio act of fashioning, fiction, from fingere to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRUTH — noun righteousness; true religion. 2. truth ·noun fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness. 3. truth ·vt to assert as true; to declare. …
Webster English vocab
THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
Webster English vocab
STRANGER — noun one who is strange, foreign, or unknown. 2. stranger ·noun one who comes from a foreign land; a foreigner. …
Webster English vocab
FICTION — noun the act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere fiction of the mind. 2. fiction ·noun an …
Webster English vocab
THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRANGER — [strang.er] n [ME, fr. MF estrangier foreign, foreigner, fr. estrange] (14c) 1: one who is strange: as a (1): foreigner …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FICTION — [fic.tion] n [ME ficcioun, fr. MF fiction, fr. L fiction-, fictio act of fashioning, fiction, fr. fingere to shape, fashion, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FICTION — literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may be based on a true story or situation. …
Britannica English vocabulary
TRUTH — truth BrE AmE truːθ ▷ truths truːðz truːθs ▶ ˈ truth drug BrE AmE ▶ ˈ truth ˌ table BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STRANGER — stranger BrE AmE ˈstreɪn d ʒ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ stranger|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FICTION — fiction BrE AmE ˈfɪk ʃ ə n ▷ fiction|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TRUTH — / truːθ; NAmE / noun ( pl. truths / truːðz; NAmE /) 1. the truth [ sing. ] the true …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRANGER — / ˈstreɪndʒə(r); NAmE / noun 1. stranger (to sb) a person that you do not know : There was a …
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FICTION — / ˈfɪkʃn; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] a type of literature that describes imaginary people and events, not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRUTH — truth S1 W2 /truːθ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adverb : ↑ truly , ↑ truthfully ≠ ↑ untruthfully …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRANGER — strang ‧ er S2 W2 /ˈstreɪndʒə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ stranger , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FICTION — fic ‧ tion /ˈfɪkʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ fictional , ↑ fictitious , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TRUTH — n. (pl. truths) 1 the quality or a state of being true or truthful (doubted the truth of the statement; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRANGER — n. 1 a person who does not know or is not known in a particular place or company. 2 (often …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FICTION — n. 1 an invented idea or statement or narrative; an imaginary thing. 2 literature, esp. novels, describing imaginary events and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TRUTH — n. (pl. truths) 1 the quality or a state of being true or truthful (doubted the truth of the statement; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRANGER — n. 1 a person who does not know or is not known in a particular place or company. 2 (often …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FICTION — n. 1 an invented idea or statement or narrative; an imaginary thing. 2 literature, esp. novels, describing imaginary events and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TRUTH — n. (pl. truths) 1. the quality or a state of being true or truthful (doubted the truth of the statement; …
Oxford English vocab
THAN — conj. 1. introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Oxford English vocab
STRANGER — n.1 a person who does not know or is not known in a particular place or company. 2 (often foll. …
Oxford English vocab
FICTION — n.1 an invented idea or statement or narrative; an imaginary thing. 2 literature, esp. novels, describing imaginary events and people. …
Oxford English vocab
TRUTH — ( truths) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The truth about something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use than after a comparative …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRANGER — ( strangers) 1. A stranger is someone you have never met before. Telling a complete stranger about your life is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FICTION — ( fictions) 1. Fiction refers to books and stories about imaginary people and events, rather than books about real people …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FICTION — (~s) 1. Fiction refers to books and stories about imaginary people and events, rather than books about real people or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TRUTH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a kernel of truth ▪ There may be a kernel of truth in what he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THAN — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be bigger/smaller/worse etc than you had imagined ▪ The job interview proved to be much …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRANGER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES complete stranger ▪ a complete stranger COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE complete ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TRUTH — [noun] [U] - the quality of being trueThere would seem to be some truth in what she says.There is no …
Cambridge English vocab
THAN — preposition, [conjunction] - used to join two parts of a comparisonMy son is taller than my daughter.Susannah's car is bigger …
Cambridge English vocab
STRANGER — [noun] [C]A stranger is someone whom you do not know.Children have to be taught not to speak to strangers.I'd never …
Cambridge English vocab
FICTION — [noun] - the type of book or story which is written about imaginary characters and events and not based on …
Cambridge English vocab

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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