truth
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
truth/truːθ/
▶noun (pl. truths /truːðz, truːθs/) the quality or state of being true.
■ (also the truth) that which is true as opposed to false.
■ a fact or belief that is accepted as true.
– phrases
in truth really; in fact.
to tell the truth (or truth to tell or if truth be told) to be frank.
in truth really; in fact.
to tell the truth (or truth to tell or if truth be told) to be frank.
'truth' also found in these Oxford entries:
acknowledge
- actually
- adage
- alethic
- allow
- amen
- aphorism
- beg
- believe
- betroth
- bivalence
- blind side
- buy
- challenge
- check
- cinéma-vérité
- claim
- confirm
- consequent
- contradict
- controvert
- convince
- cover-up
- creation science
- demonstrate
- denial
- deny
- dialect
- dialectic
- dictum
- dispute
- dogmatize
- doubt
- economical
- elenchus
- eristic
- facet
- fact
- false
- front
- gnome
- God's truth
- gospel
- grain
- half-truth
- home truth
- hostile witness
- impugn
- indemonstrable
- investigate
