instantly
- adverb without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
straightaway; forthwith; like a shot; at once; straight off; directly; right away; immediately; now.
- he answered immediately
- found an answer straightaway
- an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
- Come here now!
- adverb without any delay
instantaneously; in a flash; outright.
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audience
- noun a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
- the audience applauded
- someone in the audience began to cough
- noun the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment
- every artist needs an audience
- the broadcast reached an audience of millions
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beauty
- noun the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
- noun a very attractive or seductive looking woman
sweetheart; peach; knockout; lulu; smasher; stunner; ravisher; mantrap; dish; looker.
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viewers
- noun the audience reached by television
TV audience; viewing audience.
- noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
viewer; looker; witness; spectator; watcher.
- the spectators applauded the performance
- television viewers
- sky watchers discovered a new star
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novelty
- noun originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
freshness.
- noun originality by virtue of being new and surprising
freshness.
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reader
- noun a person who enjoys reading
- noun someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication
subscriber.
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irresistibly
- adverb incapable of being resisted
overpoweringly; overwhelmingly.
- the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man
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completely
- adverb to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
all; whole; wholly; altogether; entirely; totally.
- he was wholly convinced
- entirely satisfied with the meal
- it was completely different from what we expected
- was completely at fault
- a totally new situation
- the directions were all wrong
- it was not altogether her fault
- an altogether new approach
- a whole new idea
- adverb so as to be complete; with everything necessary
- he had filled out the form completely
- the apartment was completely furnished
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fortune
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
chance; hazard; luck.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
- noun a large amount of wealth or prosperity
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million
- noun the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
meg; 1000000; one thousand thousand.
- noun a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
billion; jillion; trillion; gazillion; zillion.
- there were millions of flies
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charm
- noun attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
appeal; appealingness.
- his smile was part of his appeal to her
- noun a verbal formula believed to have magical force
magical spell; magic spell; spell.
- he whispered a spell as he moved his hands
- inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese
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attention
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
attending.
- noun the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
aid; tending; care.
- no medical care was required
- the old car needs constant attention
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totally
- adverb to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
all; whole; wholly; completely; altogether; entirely.
- he was wholly convinced
- entirely satisfied with the meal
- it was completely different from what we expected
- was completely at fault
- a totally new situation
- the directions were all wrong
- it was not altogether her fault
- an altogether new approach
- a whole new idea
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young
- noun any immature animal
offspring.
- noun United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
Loretta Young.
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still
- noun a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
- he wanted some stills for a magazine ad
- noun (poetic) tranquil silence
hush; stillness.
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everybody
Every person.
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region
- noun the extended spatial location of something
part.
- the farming regions of France
- religions in all parts of the world
- regions of outer space
- noun a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
area.
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child
- noun a young person of either sex
tiddler; nipper; tyke; small fry; nestling; youngster; fry; shaver; tike; minor; kid.
- she writes books for children
- they're just kids
- `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
- noun a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
kid.
- they had three children
- they were able to send their kids to college
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truly
- adverb in accordance with truth or fact or reality
genuinely; really.
- she was now truly American
- a genuinely open society
- they don't really listen to us
- adverb by right
rightfully.
- baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime
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people
- noun (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
- old people
- there were at least 200 people in the audience
- noun the body of citizens of a state or country
citizenry.
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hearts
- noun a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
Black Maria.
- noun the locus of feelings and intuitions
heart; bosom.
- in your heart you know it is true
- her story would melt your bosom
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style
- noun how something is done or how it happens
fashion; manner; way; mode.
- her dignified manner
- his rapid manner of talking
- their nomadic mode of existence
- in the characteristic New York style
- a lonely way of life
- in an abrasive fashion
- noun a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
expressive style.
- all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper
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student
- noun a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
educatee; pupil.
- noun a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
scholarly person; bookman; scholar.
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pomp
- noun cheap or pretentious or vain display
gaudery.
- noun ceremonial elegance and splendor
eclat.
- entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses
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even
- noun the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
eventide; evening; eve.
- he enjoyed the evening light across the lake
- verb make level or straight
even out; level; flush.
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image
- noun an iconic mental representation
mental image.
- her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate
- noun (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
persona.
- a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty
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both
- adjective satellite (used with count nouns) two considered together; the two
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personality
- noun the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
- their different reactions reflected their very different personalities
- it is his nature to help others
- noun a person of considerable prominence
- she is a Hollywood personality
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men
- noun the force of workers available
hands; manpower; work force; workforce.
- noun an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
adult male; man.
- there were two women and six men on the bus
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smile
- noun a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
grinning; smiling; grin.
- verb change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
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strongly
- adverb with strength or in a strong manner
- argues very strongly for his proposal
- he was strongly opposed to the government
- adverb in a powerful manner
powerfully.
- the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist
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many
- adjective a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number
- many temptations
- the temptations are many
- a good many
- a great many
- many directions
- take as many apples as you like
- too many clouds to see
- never saw so many people
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readily
- adverb without much difficulty
- these snakes can be identified readily
- adverb in a punctual manner
pronto; promptly.
- he did his homework promptly
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one
- noun the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
ace; I; unity; 1; single.
- he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
- they had lunch at one
- noun a single person or thing
- he is the best one
- this is the one I ordered
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longer
- noun a person with a strong desire for something
yearner; thirster.
- a longer for money
- a thirster after blood
- a yearner for knowledge
- adjective primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
long.
- a long life
- a long boring speech
- a long time
- a long friendship
- a long game
- long ago
- an hour long
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other
- adjective not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
- today isn't any other day"- the White Queen
- the construction of highways and other public works
- he asked for other employment
- any other person would tell the truth
- his other books are still in storage
- then we looked at the other house
- hearing was good in his other ear
- the other sex
- she lived on the other side of the street from me
- went in the other direction
- adjective satellite recently past
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woman
- noun an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
adult female.
- the woman kept house while the man hunted
- noun a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man
- he was faithful to his woman
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through
- adjective satellite having finished or arrived at completion
done; through with.
- certain to make history before he's done
- it's a done deed
- after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up
- almost through with his studies
- adjective satellite (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes
- a through street
- a through bus
- through traffic
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music
- noun an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
- noun any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
euphony.
- he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes
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man
- noun an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
adult male.
- there were two women and six men on the bus
- noun someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
military man; serviceman; military personnel.
- two men stood sentry duty
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story
- noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
tale; narration; narrative.
- his narrative was interesting
- Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children
- noun a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
- he writes stories for the magazines
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without
On or at the outside of; out of; not within; as, without doors. Without the gate Some drive the cars, and some the coursers rein. Dryden.
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always
- adverb at all times; all the time and on every occasion
ever; e'er.
- I will always be there to help you
- always arrives on time
- there is always some pollution in the air
- ever hoping to strike it rich
- ever busy
- adverb without variation or change, in every case
constantly; invariably.
- constantly kind and gracious
- he always arrives on time
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more
- adjective (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
more than.
- more land
- more support
- more rain fell
- more than a gallon
- noun English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
Sir Thomas More; Thomas More.
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easily
- adverb with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')
easy.
- she was easily excited
- was easily confused
- he won easily
- this china breaks very easily
- success came too easy
- adverb without question
- easily the best book she's written
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masses
- noun the common people generally
people; the great unwashed; mass; hoi polloi; multitude.
- separate the warriors from the mass
- power to the people
- noun the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
mass.
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novel
- noun an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
- noun a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
- his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels
- he burned all the novels
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edward
- noun King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
Edward VIII; Duke of Windsor.
- noun King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways (1841-1910)
Albert Edward; Edward VII.
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voice
- noun the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
- A shrill voice sounded behind us
- noun the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
vocalism; phonation; vocalization; vocalisation; vox.
- a singer takes good care of his voice
- the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations
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once
- adverb on one occasion
one time; in one case.
- adverb as soon as
- once we are home, we can rest
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really
- adverb in accordance with truth or fact or reality
genuinely; truly.
- she was now truly American
- a genuinely open society
- they don't really listen to us
- adverb in actual fact
actually.
- to be nominally but not actually independent
- no one actually saw the shark
- large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt
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quickly
- adverb with rapid movements
chop-chop; speedily; rapidly; apace.
- adverb with little or no delay
quick; promptly.
- the rescue squad arrived promptly
- come here, quick!
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gradually
- adverb in a gradual manner
step by step; bit by bit.
- the snake moved gradually toward its victim
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scene
- noun the place where some action occurs
- the police returned to the scene of the crime
- noun an incident (real or imaginary)
- their parting was a sad scene
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book
- noun a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
- I am reading a good book on economics
- noun physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
volume.
- he used a large book as a doorstop
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simply
- adverb and nothing more
but; merely; only; just.
- I was merely asking
- it is simply a matter of time
- just a scratch
- he was only a child
- hopes that last but a moment
- adverb absolutely
just.
- I just can't take it anymore
- he was just grand as Romeo
- it's simply beautiful!
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thus
- noun an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
frankincense; gum olibanum; olibanum.
- adverb (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
hence; so; therefore; thence.
- therefore X must be true
- the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory
- we were young and thence optimistic
- it is late and thus we must go
- the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted
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whatever
- adjective satellite one or some or every or all without specification
whatsoever; any.
- give me any peaches you don't want
- not any milk is left
- any child would know that
- pick any card
- any day now
- cars can be rented at almost any airport
- at twilight or any other time
- beyond any doubt
- need any help we can get
- give me whatever peaches you don't want
- no milk whatsoever is left
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art
- noun the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
fine art.
- an art exhibition
- a fine collection of art
- noun the creation of beautiful or significant things
artistic creation; artistic production.
- art does not need to be innovative to be good
- I was never any good at art
- he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully
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half
- noun one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
one-half.
- half a loaf
- half an hour
- a century and one half
- noun one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
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soon
- adverb in the near future
before long; shortly; presently.
- the doctor will soon be here
- the book will appear shortly
- she will arrive presently
- we should have news before long
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nothing
- noun a quantity of no importance
cypher; aught; zip; nil; nada; zero; nix; cipher; zilch; goose egg; zippo; naught; null.
- it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
- reduced to nil all the work we had done
- we racked up a pathetic goose egg
- it was all for naught
- I didn't hear zilch about it
- adverb in no respect; to no degree
- he looks nothing like his father
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naturally
- adverb as might be expected
course; of course.
- naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill
- adverb according to nature; by natural means; without artificial help
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first
- noun the first or highest in an ordering or series
number one.
- He wanted to be the first
- noun the first element in a countable series
number 1; number one.
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literature
- noun creative writing of recognized artistic value
- noun the humanistic study of a body of literature
lit.
- he took a course in Russian lit
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quite
- adverb to a degree (not used with a negative)
rather.
- quite tasty
- quite soon
- quite ill
- quite rich
- adverb to the greatest extent; completely
- you're quite right
- she was quite alone
- was quite mistaken
- quite the opposite
- not quite finished
- did not quite make it
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especially
- adverb to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
peculiarly; particularly; specially.
- he was particularly fussy about spelling
- a particularly gruesome attack
- under peculiarly tragic circumstances
- an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger
- adverb in a special manner
specially.
- a specially arranged dinner
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now
- noun the momentary present
- Now is a good time to do it
- it worked up to right now
- adverb in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
- President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard
- Washington now decides to cross the Delaware
- the ship is now listing to port
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alone
- adjective satellite isolated from others
- could be alone in a crowded room
- was alone with her thoughts
- I want to be alone
- adjective satellite lacking companions or companionship
solitary; lonely; lone.
- he was alone when we met him
- she is alone much of the time
- the lone skier on the mountain
- a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel
- a lonely soul
- a solitary traveler
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work
- noun activity directed toward making or doing something
- she checked several points needing further work
- noun a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
piece of work.
- it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works
- the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work
- he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey
- the work of an active imagination
- erosion is the work of wind or water over time
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chiefly
- adverb for the most part
principally; in the main; mainly; primarily.
- he is mainly interested in butterflies
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again
- adverb anew
once more; once again; over again.
- she tried again
- they rehearsed the scene again
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nature
- noun the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
- it is the nature of fire to burn
- the true nature of jealousy
- noun a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
- the laws of nature
- nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women
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picture
- noun a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
image; ikon; icon.
- they showed us the pictures of their wedding
- a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them
- noun graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
painting.
- a small painting by Picasso
- he bought the painting as an investment
- his pictures hang in the Louvre
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ground
- noun the solid part of the earth's surface
dry land; land; terra firma; earth; solid ground.
- the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land
- the earth shook for several minutes
- he dropped the logs on the ground
- noun a rational motive for a belief or action
reason.
- the reason that war was declared
- the grounds for their declaration
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time
- noun an instance or single occasion for some event
clip.
- this time he succeeded
- he called four times
- he could do ten at a clip
- noun a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
- take time to smell the roses
- I didn't have time to finish
- it took more than half my time
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truth
- noun a fact that has been verified
- at last he knew the truth
- the truth is that he didn't want to do it
- noun conformity to reality or actuality
trueness; the true; verity.
- they debated the truth of the proposition
- the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat
- he was famous for the truth of his portraits
- he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities
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