truthfulness

UK/ˈtɹuθfəlnəs/US/ˈtɹuθfəlnəs/

nounB2Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,150 of 15,258neutral

Truthfulness is the habit of saying what is so. Doubt his truthfulness, the truthfulness of the account, judge for truthfulness.

It is about the speaker rather than the statement, since somebody truthful can be honestly wrong. That distinction is why courts assess a witness for truthfulness and reliability as two separate things.

Definitions of truthfulness

1nountruthfulnessThe habit of saying what is so.B2
“Parents value truthfulness in their children above almost anything else.”

truthfulness is a quality.

Where it comes from

From truthful + -ness.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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truthfulness in the wild

Veritas was the Roman virtue of truthfulness, which was considered one of the main virtues any good Roman should possess.
Veritas
In the social sciences, a rumor involves a form of a statement whose truthfulness or honesty is not quickly or ever confirmed.
Rumor
There are only two pillars of religion during the Dvapara Yuga: compassion and truthfulness.
Dvapara Yuga
Cicero also recounts that Colotes held that it is unworthy of the truthfulness of a philosopher to use fables in his teaching, a notion which Cicero opposes.
Colotes
Shivi (alias Sibi, Saivya) king was famous for his truthfulness.
Sivi kingdom

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