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I began making pictures because I wanted to record what supports hope: the untranslatable mystery and beauty of the world. Along the way, however, the camera also caught evidence against hope, and I eventually concluded that this, too, belonged in pictures if they were to be truthful and thus useful.
Robert Adams

Meaning of "truthful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRUTHFUL

truthful  [ˈtruːθfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRUTHFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Truthful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TRUTHFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Honesty

Honesty refers to a facet of moral character and connotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, and straightforwardness, including straightforwardness of conduct, along with the absence of lying, cheating, theft, etc. Furthermore, honesty means being trustworthy, loyal, fair, and sincere. Honesty is valued in many ethnic and religious cultures. "Honesty is the best policy" is a proverb of Benjamin Franklin; however, the quote "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom" is attributed to Thomas Jefferson, as used in a letter to Nathaniel Macon.

Definition of truthful in the English dictionary

The definition of truthful in the dictionary is telling or expressing the truth; honest or candid. Other definition of truthful is realistic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRUTHFUL


breathful
ˈbreθfʊl
deathful
ˈdeθfʊl
faithful
ˈfeɪθfʊl
healthful
ˈhɛlθfʊl
lengthful
ˈlɛŋθfʊl
mirthful
ˈmɜːθfʊl
pithful
ˈpɪθfʊl
ruthful
ˈruːθfʊl
slothful
ˈsləʊθfʊl
soothful
ˈsuːθfʊl
stealthful
ˈstelθfʊl
strengthful
ˈstrɛŋθfʊl
toothful
ˈtuːθfʊl
trothful
ˈtrəʊθfʊl
unfaithful
ʌnˈfeɪθfʊl
unhealthful
ʌnˈhɛlθfʊl
untruthful
ʌnˈtruːθfʊl
worthful
ˈwɜːθfʊl
wrathful
ˈrɒθfʊl
youthful
ˈjuːθfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRUTHFUL

trustworthiness
trustworthy
trusty
truth
truth drug
truth serum
truth set
truth table
truth-condition
truth-function
truth-value
truth-value gap
truther
truthfully
truthfulness
truthiness
truthless
truthlessness
truthlike
truthy

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRUTHFUL

bashful
blushful
dishful
dispatchful
fishful
hushful
laughful
loathful
mouthful
old faithful
pouchful
pushful
refreshful
reproachful
speechful
stenchful
the faithful
unreproachful
watchful
wishful

Synonyms and antonyms of truthful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TRUTHFUL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «truthful» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of truthful

Translation of «truthful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRUTHFUL

Find out the translation of truthful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of truthful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «truthful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

诚实的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

veraz
570 millions of speakers

English

truthful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सच्चा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صَادِق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

правдивый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sincero
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সত্যবাদী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

véridique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jujur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ehrlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

正直な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신뢰하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bener
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trung thực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உண்மையாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सच्चा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

doğru sözlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

veritiero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prawdomówny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

правдивий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sincer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φιλαλήθης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eerlik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sanningsenlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sannferdig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of truthful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRUTHFUL»

The term «truthful» is very widely used and occupies the 22.928 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRUTHFUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about truthful

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10 QUOTES WITH «TRUTHFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word truthful.
1
Robert Adams
I began making pictures because I wanted to record what supports hope: the untranslatable mystery and beauty of the world. Along the way, however, the camera also caught evidence against hope, and I eventually concluded that this, too, belonged in pictures if they were to be truthful and thus useful.
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Laz Alonso
I want to play roles that I'm proud of, that I feel a certain integrity about, and I want to continue to be truthful in the work that I do.
3
Naveen Andrews
I think any actor should be aware of where they're starting to stretch into what's not truthful.
4
Andrea Arnold
I try and be truthful.
5
Benjamin Bratt
I don't really consider myself to be an actor of any particular style. My aim with every role I undertake is to be truthful and honest in that particular portrayal. I don't have a particular methodology from any one school of thought or training.
6
Danielle Brooks
My biggest thing is telling a truthful story, something that is rooted in something and is very honest. If I read a script and you want me to take off my top, and it doesn't serve a purpose, then I'm not going to do it.
7
James L. Brooks
I think you have a pact with an audience in every picture, and I think the pact is to try and be truthful and to be real.
8
Augusten Burroughs
With my own memoirs, they are truthful, and I write everything fully expecting to some day end up televised on Court TV, and I'm fully prepared to be challenged legally on it.
9
Willa Cather
The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist, knows how difficult it is.
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John Caudwell
The power of fear of failure, with will to win, is an incredible force. I don't think we should be worried about having a fear of failure; I think it's quite natural. If you surveyed any top businessman or any top athlete, I bet if they were truthful, they would all say they've got a fear of losing and a fear of failure.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRUTHFUL»

Discover the use of truthful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to truthful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Good Faith and Truthful Ignorance: A Case of Transatlantic ...
So begins the labyrinthine legal tale and engrossing drama of an explorer and his two wives, skillfully reconstructed through the expert and original archival research of Alexandra Parma Cook and Noble David Cook.
Alexandra Parma Cook, 1991
2
"A Truthful Impression of the Country": British and American ...
An examination of the writings of travelers to China in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Nicholas J. Clifford, 2001
3
Necessity and Truthful Fictions: Panenmentalist Observations
This book discovers areas and themes, especially in philosophical psychology, for novel observations and investigations, the diversity of which is systematically unified within the frame of the author¿s original metaphysics, panenmentalism ...
Amihud Gilead, 2009
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Truthful Action: Explorations in Practical Theology
A ground-breaking contribution to current debates within Practical Theology and to thinking about its future.Professor Forrester argues that the boundaries of Practical Theology must be extended, and that it must be both seriously ...
Duncan B. Forrester, 2000
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Maximum Truth & Truthful Maxims:
This project is comprised of two substantial volumes of maxims entitled 'Maximum Truth' and 'Truthful Maxims', both of which, dating from 1993, extend the philosophy of Social Transcendentalism into new realms of metaphysical insight, ...
John O'Loughlin, 2010
6
A Truthful Picture
Or so he thought. What will happen if Kenji finds out...?! Sumako Kari presents this and a collection of other touching tales of love and affection that will resonate with people of all ages and backgrounds.
Sumako Kari, 2011
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A Truthful Heart: Buddhist Practices for Connecting with Others
Delivering a potent message with the power to change our relationships and improve the quality of our lives, A Truthful Heart is the ideal book for an age in which our dealings with each other seem increasingly impersonal--and even violent ...
Jeffrey Hopkins, 2008
8
A Truthful Woman in Southern California
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Kate Sanborn, 2009
9
The truthful and the good: essays in honor of Robert Sokolowski
This collection of essays honors Robert Sokolowski on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday.
Robert Sokolowski, John J. Drummond, James G. Hart, 1996
10
Truthful Revealer
He reveals your identity, makes sense of your history, exposes your needs and points you toward your destiny. When we meet Jesus the revealer, we discover truth--and ourselves. The Jesus 101 Series engages both mind and heart.
Bill Donahue, Keri Wyatt Kent, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRUTHFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term truthful is used in the context of the following news items.
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Letter: Trump being truthful on illegal immigration
I know our government can't. The left is lambasting Mr. Trump because he is the only candidate that is being truthful with the American public. If you came to this ... «Worcester Telegram, Jul 15»
2
My Citizen Petition to the FDA: 100% Truthful Nutrition Labeling
It was by accident that I stumbled upon the truth about nutrition labels on packaged foods. It turns out that they aren't necessarily truthful at all. I described my ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
3
Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez said in a statement: "We …
Such conduct, Alvarez said, is a threat to a justice system that depends on truthful testimony. "We expect it from our witnesses, and we demand it from our police ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
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WashPost Fact-Checker Lee Hits O'Malley For Truthful Statement on …
WashPost Fact-Checker Lee Hits O'Malley For Truthful Statement on Baltimore Crime. By Tom Blumer | April 29, 2015 | 12:50 PM EDT. Share it Tweet it. 0. «NewsBusters, Apr 15»
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Grand jury: AG Kane was not 'truthful,' engaged in cover-up
—A grand jury report issued in December says Pennsylvania's attorney general engaged in a cover-up and was not "truthful" about her role in the alleged ... «WGAL Lancaster, Apr 15»
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Some Good — And Truthful! — Information About The Legal Job …
For the first time, we can say to students with a straight face: the job market is improving. That's not a lie. — James Leipold, executive director of the National ... «Above the Law, Apr 15»
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2002 hit-and-run case: Salman Khan's driver most truthful, says …
"He is the most truthful and natural witness... In fact, he has supported what the prosecution has been saying and during his cross-examination, the core of his ... «Firstpost, Apr 15»
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Creates Outrage With 'More Truthful' Pledge Of …
Neil deGrasse Tyson Creates Outrage With 'More Truthful' Pledge Of Allegiance. Neil deGrasse Tyson created outrage with a Twitter post that led many to wish ... «The Inquisitr, Apr 15»
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Politifact Rates Cruz's Truthful Statement on 17-Year Global …
Politifact Rates Cruz's Truthful Statement on 17-Year Global Warming Pause 'Mostly False'. By Tom Blumer | March 20, 2015 | 3:24 PM EDT. Share it Tweet it. 0. «NewsBusters, Mar 15»
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Truthful Tuesday
For a while -- years, in fact -- I wrote a "Tuesday tip" on my blog, Lyonsdenmom.com. It may have been about easy weeknight dinners, organizing ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»

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