Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality or state of being accurate, exact, or correctly aligned: This meaning refers to precision, especially in mechanical adjustment or aim.
   • The quality of being faithful, loyal, or steadfast: This meaning refers to unwavering allegiance or fidelity to a person, cause, or principle.
   • Conformity to fact, reality, or actuality; truth: This meaning refers to the state of being in accordance with what is real or true.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Accuracy/Exactness):
  • The trueness of the rifle's barrel is critical for long-range shooting.
  • Engineers test the trueness of the wheel's alignment.
• Noun (Loyalty/Faithfulness):
  • Her trueness to her ideals never wavered, even under pressure.
  • The knight's trueness to his king was unquestioned.
• Noun (Conformity to Truth/Reality):
  • Philosophers have long debated the trueness of subjective experience.
  • The trueness of his account was later verified by several witnesses.

Advanced Usage

• "To test the trueness of": To verify the accuracy or alignment of something.
  • The machinist tested the trueness of the surface with a precision level.
• In a figurative sense for loyalty:
  • His trueness of heart was evident in every decision he made.

Variants and Related Words

• True (adj): In accordance with fact or reality; accurate, exact, faithful, loyal.
  • a true story; a true friend.
• Truly (adv): In a truthful way; sincerely; accurately.
  • He spoke truly about the events.
• Truth (n): The quality or state of being true; a fact or belief that is accepted as true.
  • She always seeks the truth.

Synonyms

• Accuracy: The quality or state of being correct or precise.
• Fidelity: Faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support.
• Loyalty: A strong feeling of support or allegiance.
• Veracity: Conformity to facts; accuracy; habitual truthfulness.

Related Phrases

(Note: "Trueness" itself is not commonly used to form phrasal verbs. Related phrases involve its root word "true.") - "To hold true": To remain valid or applicable. - The same principle holds true for both cases. - "To ring true": To sound genuine or believable. - His explanation didn't quite ring true.

Related Idioms

• "True to form": Behaving or acting in the way that is expected or typical.
  • True to form, he arrived at the meeting twenty minutes late.
• "True to one's word": Faithful to what one has promised.
  • She was true to her word and finished the project on time.

Noun

1. exactness of adjustment
   • I marveled at the trueness of his aim
2. the quality of being loyal
3. conformity to reality or actuality
   • they debated the truth of the proposition
   • the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat
   • he was famous for the truth of his portraits
   • he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities