Definitions: (1) able to perceive the truth; (2) inclined to speak the truth; honest; accurate; precise
Note: Not to be confused with voracious – to devour.
Derivation: Latin, “truthful”; Old English, “true”; Old High German, “trust”
Note: Not to be confused with “voracity,” which refers to greed or an excessive appetite.
Synonym: veridical
Poem:
‘Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty.’ – that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.
— John Keats (1795–1821) English poet