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Adjective
/ˈtro͞oTHfəl/,
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(of a person or statement) Telling or expressing the truth; honest,
  1. (of a person or statement) Telling or expressing the truth; honest
    • - I think you're confusing being rude with being truthful
    • - I want a truthful answer
  2. (of artistic or literary representation) Characterized by accuracy or realism; true to life
    • - astonishingly truthful acting
  1. expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"
  2. conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement"
  3. (truthfully) with truth; "I told him truthfully that I had just returned from my vacation"; "he answered the question as truthfully as he could"
  4. Truth is the contrary of Falsity. Truth may have a variety of meanings, from the state of being the case, being in accord with a particular fact or reality, being in accord with the body of real things, events, actuality, or fidelity to an original or to a standard, truth "behind" everything, ...
  5. (Truthfulness) Honesty refers to a facet of moral character and denotes positive, virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, and straightforwardness along with the absence of lying, cheating, or theft .
  6. Honest, and always telling the truth; Accurately depicting what is real
  7. (Truthfulness) the "foundation of all human virtues".
  8. (truthfulness) honest or sincere; and
  9. Truthfulness is being honest in your words and actions. You don't tell lies even to defend yourself. Don't listen to gossip or prejudice. See the truth for yourself. Don't try to be more than you are to impress others. Be yourself, your true self.