trueness

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trueness

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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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  1. uncountable The characteristic of being true.
  2. uncountable Loyalty; faithfulness; constancy.

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"trueness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trueness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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trueness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trueness

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"trueness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trueness.

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@misc{trueness_2026,
  title = {trueness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trueness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}