Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trueness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
true-ness
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being true.

Uncountable

noun

Loyalty; faithfulness; constancy.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English treunesse, trewenesse, from Old English trēownes, equivalent to true + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian trouwens (“trueness, faithfulness, fidelity”).

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What does trueness mean?
The characteristic of being true.
Where does trueness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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