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nugget of truth

nugget of truth noun: a small amount of truth in a generally untrue statement.

Noun

nugget of truth (plural nuggets of truth)

  1. (idiomatic) A small amount of truth in a generally untrue statement.
    • Even in its moderate form, this argument presupposes that factual elements can be plucked out of panegyric as nuggets of truth isolated from the dross of empty verbiage.1989, Walter A. Goffart, Rome's Fall and After, page 59
    • This book identifies twelve teachings that sound plausible because they each contain a nugget of truth.2003, Henry Cloud, Making Small Groups Work: What Every Small Group Leader Needs to Know, page 286

Forms of nugget of truth

pluralnuggets of truth

Questions about nugget of truth

What does nugget of truth mean?
Nugget of truth means a small amount of truth in a generally untrue statement.
What part of speech is nugget of truth?
Nugget of truth is a noun.
What is the plural of nugget of truth?
The plural of nugget of truth is nuggets of truth.

Words near nugget of truth in the dictionary

  1. nuggbud
  2. nuggbuds
  3. nugger
  4. nuggers
  5. nugget
  6. nugget of truth
  7. nuggetlike
  8. nuggets
  9. nuggets of truth
  10. nuggetted
  11. nuggetting

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