truthfulness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English truthful Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English truthfulness From truthful + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The quality of being truthful.
Many hard-working students, alive to the deficiencies of this kind of romance-writing, have grown to distrust not only all historical writing that is romantic, but all historical writing that is vivid. They feel that complete truthfulness must never be sacrificed to color.
1912, Theodore Roosevelt, History as Literature:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| truthfulnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (12)
cs pravdomluvnost (quality of being truthful) · ga cruinneas (quality of being truthful) · tr güvenilirlik (quality of being truthful) · ar صِدْق (quality of being truthful) · pl prawdomówność (quality of being truthful) · mk вистинитост (quality of being truthful) · fi todenmukaisuus (quality of being truthful) · ro veridicitate (quality of being truthful) · fr véracité (quality of being truthful) · ru достоверность (quality of being truthful) · fi totuudenmukaisuus (quality of being truthful) · ru правдивость (quality of being truthful)