Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class IV. Words Relating to the Intellectual FacultiesDivision (I) Formation of Ideas
Section V. Results of Reasoning
494. [Object of Knowledge.] Truth.
NOUN:TRUTH, verity; fact, reality (existence) [See Existence]; plain matter of fact; nature (principle) [See Intrinsicality]; gospel; orthodoxy [See Theology]a; authenticity; veracity [See Veracity].plain -, honest -, sober -, naked -, unalloyed -, unvarnished -, unqualified -, stern -, exact -, intrinsic- truth; nuda veritas [L.]; the very thing; not an illusion [See Error]; real Simon Pure; unvarnished tale; the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth; just the thing.
ACCURACY, exactitude; exactness, preciseness &c. adj.; precision, delicacy; rigor, mathematical precision, fidelity; clockwork precision (regularity) [See Rule]; conformity to rule; nicety.
orthology; ipsissima verba [L.], the very words; realism.
VERB:BE TRUE &c. adj., be the case; stand the test; have the true ring; hold good, hold true, hold water.
RENDER TRUE, prove true &c. adj.; substantiate (evidence) [See Evidence].
GET AT THE TRUTH (discover) [See Discovery]
ADJECTIVE:TRUE, real, actual (existing) [See Existence]; veritable; [See certain]; substantially -, categorically- true &c.; true -to the letter, – as gospel, – as steel, – to life, – to the facts; unimpeachable; veracious [See Veracity]; unrefuted, unconfuted; unideal, unimagined; realistic.
EXACT, accurate, definite, precise, well-defined, just, right, correct, strict, severe; close (similar) [See Similarity]; orthological, literal; rigid, rigorous; scrupulous (conscientious) [See Probity]; religiously exact, punctual, punctilious, mathematical, scientific; faithful, constant, unerring; curious, particular, nice, meticulous, delicate, fine; clean-cut, clear-cut.
AUTHENTIC, genuine, legitimate; orthodox [See Theology]a; official, ex officio [L.].
PURE, natural, sound, sterling, true-blue; unsophisticated, unadulterated, Simon-Pure [colloq.], unvarnished, uncolored; in its true colors.
VALID, well-grounded, well-founded; solid, substantial, pucka or pakka [Hind.], tangible; undistorted, undisguised; unaffected, unexaggerated, unromantic, unflattering.
ADVERB:TRULY &c. adj.; verily, indeed, in reality; in very truth, in fact, as a matter of fact, to state the facts; beyond -doubt, – question; with truth &c. (veracity) [See Veracity]; certainly (certain) [See Certainty]; actually (existence) [See Existence]; in effect (intrinsically) [See Intrinsicality].
exactly &c. adj.; ad amussim or adamussim [L.], verbatim, verbatim et literatim [L.]; word for word, literally, literatim [L.], totidem verbis [L.], sic [L.], to the letter, chapter and verse, ipsissimis verbis [L.]; ad unguem [L.]; to an inch; to a -nicety, – hair, – tittle, – turn, – T; au pied de la lettre [F.]; neither more nor less; in every respect, in all respects; sous tous les rapports [F.]; at any rate, at all events; strictly speaking.
QUOTATIONS:
- The truth is, the fact is.
- Rem acu tetigisti.
- En suivant la verité.
- Ex facto jus oritur.
- La verità è figlia del tempo.
- Locos y niños dicen la verdad.
- Nihil est veritatis luce dulcius.—Cicero
- Veritas nunquam perit.—Seneca
- Veritatem dies aperit.—Seneca
- Tell the truth and shame the devil.
- Truth crushed to earth shall rise again, The eternal years of God are hers.—Bryant