Truest

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  True \True\ (tr[udd]), a. [Compar. {Truer} (tr[udd]"[~e]r);
     superl. {Truest}.] [OE. trewe, AS. tre['o]we faithful, true,
     from tre['o]w fidelity, faith, troth; akin to OFries. triuwe,
     adj., treuwa, n., OS. triuwi, adj., trewa, n., D. trouw, adj.
     & n., G. treu, adj., treue, n., OHG. gitriuwi, adj., triuwa,
     n., Icel. tryggr, adj., Dan. tro, adj. & n., Sw. trogen,


     adj., tro, n., Goth. triggws, adj., triggwa, n., trauan to
     trust, OPruss druwis faith. Cf. {Trow}, {Trust}, {Truth}.]
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     1. Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state
        of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or
        the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true
        history; a declaration is true when it states the facts.
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     2. Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern;
        exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the
        original.
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              Making his eye, foot, and hand keep true time. --Sir
                                                    W. Scott.
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     3. Steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince,
        or the like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false,
        fickle, or perfidious; as, a true friend; a wife true to
        her husband; an officer true to his charge.
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              Thy so true,
              So faithful, love unequaled.          --Milton.
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              Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie. --Herbert.
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     4. Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended;
        genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of
        country; a true Christian.
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              The true light which lighteth every man that cometh
              into the world.                       --John i. 9.
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              True ease in writing comes from art, not chance.
                                                    --Pope.
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     5. (Biol.) Genuine; real; not deviating from the essential
        characters of a class; as, a lizard is a true reptile; a
        whale is a true, but not a typical, mammal.
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     Note: True is sometimes used elliptically for It is true.
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     {Out of true}, varying from correct mechanical form,
        alignment, adjustment, etc.; -- said of a wall that is not
        perpendicular, of a wheel whose circumference is not in
        the same plane, and the like. [Colloq.]
  
     {A true bill} (Law), a bill of indictment which is returned
        by the grand jury so indorsed, signifying that the charges
        to be true.
  
     {True time}. See under {Time}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  true
       adj 1: consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is
              true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition
              when there is no ground whatever for supposing it
              true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"
              [ant: {false}]
       2: not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real
          mink"; "true gold" [syn: {real}]
       3: conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is
          not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true
          mathematician"
       4: accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was
          dead on target" [syn: {dead on target}]
       5: devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or
          truth; "true believers bonded together against all who
          disagreed with them"
       6: expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true
          statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"
          [syn: {truthful}] [ant: {untruthful}]
       7: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an
          honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information";
          "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are
          those who trust me" [syn: {dependable}, {honest}, {reliable},
           {true(p)}]
       8: not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine
          emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true
          grief" [syn: {genuine}, {true(a)}, {unfeigned}]
       9: rightly so called; "true courage"; "a spirit which true men
          have always admired"; "a true friend" [syn: {true(a)}]
       10: determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than
           the magnetic poles; "true north is geographic north"
           [syn: {true(a)}]
       11: having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir";
           "the true and lawful king" [syn: {true(a)}, {lawful}, {rightful(a)}]
       12: in tune; accurate in pitch; "a true note" [syn: {on-key}]
       13: accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite
           true" [syn: {straight}]
       14: reliable as a basis for action; "a true prophesy"
       n : proper alignment; the property possessed by something that
           is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true"
       adv : as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class"
             [syn: {admittedly}, {avowedly}, {confessedly}]
       v : make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the
           cylinder of an engine" [syn: {true up}]
       [also: {truest}, {truer}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  truest
       See {true}