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trueness

trueness noun: the characteristic of being true.

Noun

trueness (uncountable)

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

Origin of trueness

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

Questions about trueness

What does trueness mean?
Trueness means the characteristic of being true.
What part of speech is trueness?
Trueness is a noun.

Words near trueness in the dictionary

  1. trueloves
  2. truels
  3. truely
  4. Trueman
  5. Truemans
  6. trueness
  7. truepennies
  8. truepenny
  9. truer
  10. trues
  11. trues up

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