truthful

(trūth'fəl)
adj.

1. Consistently telling the truth; honest.
2. Corresponding to reality; true.

truthfully truth'ful·ly adv.
truthfulness truth'ful·ness n.

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adjective

1. Consistently telling the truth: veracious, veridical. See true/false.
2. Accurately representing what is depicted or described: lifelike, natural, naturalistic, realistic, true, true-life. See real/imaginary.

adj

Definition: accurate, honest
Antonyms: dishonest, hypocritical, inaccurate, lying, untruthful

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

adj.

Dumb and illiterate.

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IN BRIEF: Without lies.

The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist, knows how difficult it is. — Willa Sibert Cather (1873-1947)

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For a list of words related to truthful, see:

• Good, Sincere, Honest, or Just

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sandfærdig, sanddru

Nederlands (Dutch)
waarheidsgetrouw

Français (French)
adj. - honnête, franc, vrai

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wahr, wahrheitsliebend, genau

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φιλαλήθης, ειλικρινής, αληθινός

Italiano (Italian)
veridico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - verdadeiro (m), verídico (m)

Русский (Russian)
правдивый, верный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - veraz, verídico, parecido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sanningsälskande, sannfärdig, uppriktig, sann, sanningsenlig, verklighetstrogen, realistisk (om konst o.dyl.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
诚实的, 说实话的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 誠實的, 說實話的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 성실한, 정직한, 진실 그대로의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 誠実な, 正直な, 真実の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صادق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דובר אמת, נכון (סיפור), אמיתי, אמין‬

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