English Explanatory Dictionary

trueness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The characteristic of being true.
  2. Loyalty; faithfulness; constancy.

Word forms

trueness

Etymology

From Middle English treunesse, trewenesse, from Old English trēownes, equivalent to true + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian trouwens (“trueness, faithfulness, fidelity”).

Related words

truth truthness verity
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