truth

noun

1. 1

   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

2. 2

   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)

   he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass

   the lawyer questioned the truth of my account

3. 3

   a fact that has been verified

   at last he knew the truth

   the truth is that he didn't want to do it

4. 4

   a true statement

   he told the truth

   he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it

5. 5

   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