truth (
http://definr.com/truth)
n 1: a fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth";
"the truth is the 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" [syn:
the true,
verity]
[ant:
falsity]
3: a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of
answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe
it" [syn:
true statement] [ant:
falsehood]
4: the quality of nearness to the truth or the true value; "he
was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the
lawyer questioned the truth of my account" [syn:
accuracy]
[ant:
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) [syn:
Truth,
Sojourner Truth]