truer

adjreal, valid; concordant with facts

Synonyms for truer

adj real, valid; concordant with facts

Antonyms for truer

Word Origin & History

Old English triewe (West Saxon), treowe (Mercian) "faithful, trustworthy," from Proto-Germanic *trewwjaz "having or characterized by good faith" (cf. Old Frisian triuwi, Dutch getrouw, Old High German gatriuwu, German treu, Old Norse tryggr, Gothic triggws "faithful, trusty"), perhaps ultimately from PIE *dru- "tree," on the notion of "steadfast as an oak." Cf., from same root, Lithuanian drutas "firm," Welsh drud, Old Irish dron "strong," Welsh derw "true," Old Irish derb "sure."

Sense of "consistent with fact" first recorded c.1200; that of "real, genuine, not counterfeit" is from late 14c.; that of "agreeing with a certain standard" (as true north) is from c.1550. Of artifacts, "accurately fitted or shaped" it is recorded from late 15c.; the verb in this sense is from 1841. True-love (adj.) is recorded from late 15c.; true-born first attested 1590s. True-false as a type of test question is recorded from 1923.

Example Sentences for truer

We only know they are truer because we are so much nearer the truth than they had the opportunity to come.

Because we of to-day are more restless it does not follow that our views should be truer.

And, certainly, a truer deduction than this has never been drawn from any premises whatever.

I have one now for your ear, truer and sadder than they were.

And yet perhaps the truer the aspect the stranger it would be.

They will do this; because they will come to have truer and stronger motives.

In our aspirations after what we called a truer life there was no material taint.

This submarine is truer to type and can be made with very little trouble.

But this higher and truer point of view never appears to have occurred to Plato.

And is the satisfaction derived from that which has less or from that which has more existence the truer?