Truthiness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɹuːθinəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Truthiness is a noun meaning (US, colloquial) Superficial or asserted truthfulness, without recourse to evidence.
Meaning
(US, colloquial) Superficial or asserted truthfulness, without recourse to evidence.
More Meanings
- (programming) The property of being truthy, i.e. evaluating to true in a Boolean context.
- (rare, archaic) Truthfulness.
Example Sentences
Like the contemporary urban myth, tales of stomach frogs and "bosom serpents" persisted because they have truthiness.
Usually, when you are receiving a Boolean value, you are most interested in checking its truthiness rather than its type.
Even in the halls of Congress, economic arguments against immigration are losing their aura of truthiness, so pro-enforcement types are focusing on national security.
'Cause you're looking at a straight-shooter, America. I tell it like it is. I calls 'em like I sees 'em. I will speak to you in plain simple English. And that brings us to tonight's word: truthiness.
Synonyms for truthiness
Depending on context, synonyms include truthlikeness, verisimilitude.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include truthness, truefulness, truthfulness, truthlessness, truehood, veracity.
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