1. (

• truth

) a fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is that he didn't want to do it" ;

2. (

• truth ,
• the_true ,
• verity ,
• trueness

) 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" ;

3. (

• truth ,
• true_statement

) a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it" ;

4. (

• accuracy ,
• truth ,

) the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account" ;

5. (

• Truth ,
• Sojourner_Truth

) 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) ;