truthful B2 Topic:Describing People US /ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/ See IPA manual Freq #12844 Meanings 1 adj Honest and telling the truth. She gave a truthful account of what happened that night. 2 adj Showing things as they really are; accurate. He drew a truthful portrait of the prince. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · honest and telling the truth. honest 2 adj · showing things as they... factualveridical ↔ Opposites untruthful Word family Derived forms truthfullytruthfulnessuntruthful Common collocations truthful person Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From truth + -ful. Piecewise doublet of trothful, from Middle English trouþeful. Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # truthful **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/ **Frequency rank:** 12844 ## Meanings 1. Honest and telling the truth. 2. Showing things as they really are; accurate. ## Examples - She gave a truthful account of what happened that night. - He drew a truthful portrait of the prince. ## Antonyms - untruthful ## Derived Forms - truthfully - truthfulness - untruthful ## Etymology From truth + -ful. Piecewise doublet of trothful, from Middle English trouþeful. ## AI Etymology Truthful is from truth + -ful. Piecewise doublet of trothful, from Middle English trouþeful. In present-day use, it can mean honest and telling the truth, or showing things as they really are; accurate. Derived formations include truthfully, truthfulness, untruthful. ## Topics - Describing People markdown