English Explanatory Dictionary

truehood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a true statement; a truth.
  2. the property of being true; truth.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹuːˌhʊd/

Word forms

truehood truehoods

Etymology

From true + -hood, modelled after falsehood. Compare Middle English treuhede, trewhede (“faithfulness; the quality of being in the right”, literally “true-hood”).

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