Definition: the quality of being near to the true value
Usage: he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass; the lawyer questioned the truth of my account
Similar words: quality
Definition: an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Usage: the quality of mercy is not strained--Shakespeare
Synonyms: truth
Definition: a fact that has been verified
Usage: at last he knew the truth; the truth is that he didn't want to do it
Similar words: fact
Definition: a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
Usage: first you must collect all the facts of the case
Synonyms: true statement, truth
Definition: a true statement
Usage: he told the truth; he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it
Similar words: statement
Definition: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
Usage: according to his statement he was in London on that day
Synonyms: Sojourner Truth, Truth
Definition: 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)
Similar words: abolitionist, emancipationist
Definition: a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
Similar words: libber, feminist, women's liberationist, women's rightist
Definition: a supporter of feminism
Synonyms: the true, trueness, truth, verity
Definition: conformity to reality or actuality
Usage: 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
Similar words: actuality
Definition: the state of actually existing objectively
Usage: a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality