Truth vs. True

Truth vs. True — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Truth and True

Truthnoun

True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.

The truth is that our leaders knew a lot more than they were letting on.

Trueadjective

(of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.

This is a true story.

Truthnoun

Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy.

There was some truth in his statement that he had no other choice.

Trueadjective

Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.

a true copy;a true likeness of the original

Truthnoun

The state or quality of being true to someone or something.

Truth to one's own feelings is all-important in life.

Trueadjective

(logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.

"A and B" is true if and only if "A" is true and "B" is true.
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Truthnoun

(archaic) Faithfulness, fidelity.

Trueadjective

Loyal, faithful.

He’s turned out to be a true friend.

Truthnoun

(obsolete) A pledge of loyalty or faith.

Trueadjective

Genuine.

This is true Parmesan cheese.

Truthnoun

Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, model, etc.

Trueadjective

Legitimate.

The true king has returned!
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Truthnoun

That which is real, in a deeper sense; spiritual or ‘genuine’ reality.

The truth is what is.Alcoholism and redemption led me finally to truth.

Trueadjective

Accurate; following a path toward the target.

Truthnoun

(countable) Something acknowledged to be true; a true statement or axiom.

Hunger and jealousy are just eternal truths of human existence.

Trueadjective

Fair, unbiased, not loaded.

Truthnoun

Topness. (See also truth quark.)

Trueadverb

(of shooting, throwing etc) Accurately.

this gun shoots true

Truthverb

To assert as true; to declare; to speak truthfully.

Truenoun

(uncountable) The state of being in alignment.

Truthverb

To make exact; to correct for inaccuracy.

Truenoun

Truth.

Truthverb

To tell the truth.

Truenoun

A pledge or truce.

Truthnoun

a fact that has been verified;

at last he knew the truththe truth is the he didn't want to do it

Trueverb

To straighten.

He trued the spokes of the bicycle wheel.

Truthnoun

conformity to reality or actuality;

they debated the truth of the propositionthe situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threathe was famous for the truth of his portraitshe turned to religion in his search for eternal verities

Trueverb

To make even, level, symmetrical, or accurate, align; adjust.

We spent all night truing up the report.

Truthnoun

a true statement;

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

Truenoun

proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment;

out of true

Truthnoun

the quality of nearness to the truth or the true value;

he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compassthe lawyer questioned the truth of my account

Trueverb

make level, square, balanced, or concentric;

true up the cylinder of an engine

Truthnoun

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)

Trueadjective

consistent with fact or reality; not false;

the story is trueit is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it truethe true meaning of the statement

Trueadjective

not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin;

real minktrue gold

Trueadjective

conforming to definitive criteria;

the horseshoe crab is not a true crabPythagoras was the first true mathematician

Trueadjective

accurately placed or thrown;

his aim was truehe was dead on target

Trueadjective

devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth;

true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them

Trueadjective

expressing or given to expressing the truth;

a true statementgave truthful testimonya truthful person

Trueadjective

worthy of being depended on;

a dependable workeran honest working stiffa reliable source of informationhe was true to his wordI would be true for there are those who trust me

Trueadjective

not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed;

genuine emotionher interest in people was unfeignedtrue grief

Trueadjective

rightly so called;

true couragea spirit which true men have always admireda true friend

Trueadjective

determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles;

true north is geographic north

Trueadjective

having a legally established claim;

the legitimate heirthe true and lawful king

Trueadjective

in tune; accurate in pitch;

a true note

Trueadjective

accurately fitted; level;

the window frame isn't quite true

Trueadjective

reliable as a basis for action;

a true prophesy

Trueadverb

as acknowledged;

true, she is the smartest in her class