English Explanatory Dictionary

truthful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Honest, and always telling the truth.
  2. Accurately depicting what is real.

Pronunciation

trōōth′fl /ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/ en-us-truthful.ogg

Word forms

truthful more truthful most truthful

Etymology

From truth + -ful. Piecewise doublet of trothful, from Middle English trouþeful.

Synonyms

factual veridical

Antonyms

untruthful

Derived words

to be truthful truthfully truthfulness untruthful
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