TRUE

[truː] or [tru]

Definition

(noun.) proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; 'out of true'.

(verb.) make level, square, balanced, or concentric; 'true up the cylinder of an engine'.

(adj.) accurately placed or thrown; 'his aim was true'; 'he was dead on target' .

(adj.) accurately fitted; level; 'the window frame isn't quite true' .

(adj.) devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth; 'true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them' .

(adj.) consistent with fact or reality; not false; 'the story is true'; 'it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true'- B. Russell; 'the true meaning of the statement' .

(adj.) conforming to definitive criteria; 'the horseshoe crab is not a true crab'; 'Pythagoras was the first true mathematician' .

(adj.) having a legally established claim; 'the legitimate heir'; 'the true and lawful king' .

(adj.) determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles; 'true north is geographic north' .

(adj.) rightly so called; 'true courage'; 'a spirit which true men have always admired'; 'a true friend' .

(adv.) as acknowledged; 'true, she is the smartest in her class'.

Checked by Jessie--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts.

(n.) Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original.

(n.) Steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince, or the like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false, fickle, or perfidious; as, a true friend; a wife true to her husband; an officer true to his charge.

(n.) Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian.

(adv.) In accordance with truth; truly.

Checker: Mitchell

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Real, genuine, veritable, actual, conformable to fact.[2]. Truthful, veracious, sincere, candid, frank, honest, honorable, pure.[3]. Faithful, constant, steady, loyal, not perfidious.[4]. Exact, accurate, correct, conformable to a rule.

Typed by Borg

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Veritable, veracious, explicit, precis, accurate, faithful, actual, loyal,genuine, pure, real

"ANT:Fictitious, unreliable, unhistorical, untrustworthy, inveracious, false,inaccurate, unfaithful, faithless, fickle, treacherous, erroneous, spurious,perfidious, counterfeit, adulterated"

Edited by Craig

Definition

adj. agreeing with fact: worthy of belief or confidence: certain: trusty: genuine: normal: (anat.) complete: exact: straight: right: rightful: honest.—v.t. to make straight in position &c.—n. (obs.) truth a pledge: a truce.—n. True′-blue a faithful partisan.—adjs. True′-born of true or genuine birth: having a right by birth; True′-bred of a true or genuine birth: of good breeding or manners; True′-derived′ (Shak.) legitimate; True′-devot′ed (Shak.) full of honest zeal; True′-dispos′ing (Shak.) just; True′-heart′ed sincere.—ns. True′-heart′edness; True′-love one truly or really beloved: a sweetheart: the herb-Paris (see Herb).—adj. affectionate.—ns. True′-love′-knot True′-lov′er's-knot lines interwoven with many involutions fancifully held as an emblem of interwoven affection; True′ness; True′-penn′y (Shak.) an honest fellow.—adv. Tru′ly.—True bill a bill of indictment endorsed after investigation by a grand jury as containing a well-founded charge; True rib a rib attached to spine and sternum—opp. to Floating rib.

Edited by Juanita