Truly

Definition: Truly

Truly

Adverb

1. In accordance with truth or fact or reality; "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us".

2. By right; "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime".

3. With sincerity; without pretense; "she praised him sincerely for his victory"; "was unfeignedly glad to see his old teacher"; "we are truly sorry for the inconvenience".

4. (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers) "in truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire"; "really, you shouldn't have done it"; "a truly awful book"; (`forsooth' is archaic and now usually used to express disbelief).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "truly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Note: Truly \Tru"ly\, adverb. [From True.]. (references)

Synonyms: Truly

Affirmation

As God is my witness, I must say, indeed, i' faith, let me tell you, why, give me leave to say, marry, you may be sure, I'd have you to know; upon my word, upon my honor; by my troth, egad, I assure you; by jingo, by Jove, by George; troth, seriously, sadly; in sadness, in sober sadness, in truth, in earnest; of a truth, truly, perdy, in all conscience, upon oath; be assured; (belief); yes; (assent); I'll warrant, I'll warrant you, I'll engage, I'll answer for it, I'll be bound, I'll venture to say, I'll take my oath; in fact, forsooth, joking apart; so help me God; not to mince the matter.

Assent

Adverb: yes, yea, ay, aye, true; good; well; very well, very true; well and good; granted; even so, just so; to be sure, "thou hast said", you said it, you said a mouthful; truly, exactly, precisely, that's just it, indeed, certainly, you bet, certes, ex concesso; of course, unquestionably, assuredly, no doubt, doubtless; naturally, natch.

Certainty

Adverb: certainly; Adjective: for certain, certes, sure, no doubt, doubtless, and no mistake, flagrante delicto, sure enough, to be sure, of course, as a matter of course, a coup sur, to a certainty; in truth; (truly); at any rate, at all events; without fail; coute que coute, coute qu'il coute; whatever may happen, if the worst come to the worst; come what may, happen what may, come what will; sink or swim; rain or shine.

Greatness

Adverb: truly; (truth); decidedly, unequivocally, purely, absolutely, seriously, essentially, fundamentally, radically, downright, in all conscience; for the most part, in the main.

Truth

Adverb: truly; Adjective: verily, indeed, really, in reality; with truth; (veracity); certainly; (certain); actually; (existence); in effect; (intrinsically).

Veracity

Adverb: truly; (really); in plain words; in truth, with truth, of a truth, in good truth; as the dial to the sun, as the needle to the pole; honor bright; troth; in good sooth, in good earnest; unfeignedly, with no nonsense, in sooth, sooth to say, bona fide, in foro conscientiae; without equivocation; cartes sur table, from the bottom of one's heart; by my troth; (affirmation).

Crosswords: Truly

Find a truly original idea (A Beautiful Mind; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

You never truly know somebody until you fight them (The Matrix Reloaded; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski)

This is my story of the only three friends in my life that have truly mattered (Sleepers; writing credit: Barry Levinson)

The days I spent with you were the only days I ever truly existed (M. Butterfly; writing credit: David Henry Hwang.)

Now did you answer cause you thought that's what I wanted to hear or did you think about what I said and answer cause you truly believe that to be right (Mulholland Dr.; writing credit: David Lynch)

Because I'm truly (Truly; performing artist: Lionel Richie)

Truly, madly, deeply do (Truly Madly Deeply; performing artist: Savage Garden)

And what if I still am not truly over (When Can I See You; performing artist: Babyface; writing credit: Babyface)

But they're the only thing that you can truly call your own (You're Only Human (Second Wind); performing artist: Billy Joel)

Wishing that heroes, they truly exist (Oops!... I Did It Again; performing artist: Britney Spears)

To truly hear, you must quiet the mind. (references; author: unknown)

We can admire what we see, but we can only love what we truly know. (references; author: unknown)

You are an engineer if you truly believe aliens are living among us. (references; author: unknown)

To find the person you can truly trust, look no further than the nearest mirror. (references; author: unknown)

True love cannot be found where it does not truly exist, nor can it be hidden where it does. (references; author: unknown)

A purely rural duel truly plural is better than a purely plural duel truly rural. (references; author: unknown)

Truly rural. (references; author: unknown)

Very Truly Yours (1922)

The Truly Twisted Tale (2002)

Truly Nice Ass (2002)

Truly (performing artist: Lionel Richie)

Some Folks Are Truly Evil (performing artist: LiR)

Truly Madly Deeply (performing artist: Savage Garden)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Truly International Holdings Ltd: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Living in the Light of Death: On the Art of Being Truly Alive (reference)

• Truly Madly Yours (reference)

• Truly Tasteless Jokes Three (reference)

• Truly, Madly Manhattan (reference)

• What a Truly Cool World (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Truly Tasteless Jokes (reference)

• Truly, Madly, Deeply (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• The Truly Great Hits (reference)

• Truly Madly Deeply / I'll Bet He Was Cool [CD-SINGLE] (reference)

• Live! Wild & Truly Diminished! [LIVE] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Truly and Bluford Asleep on Middeck. Credit: NASA.

Astronaut Administrator Richard Truly. Credit: NASA.

Richard H. Truly. Credit: NASA.

A long-standing mystery about the molecular structure of casein-the main protein group in milk-has been solved. the new information is helping cheese producers develop more effective and reliable processing methods. ARS scientists learned that, at the molecular level, casein is truly unique. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Truly I find small difficulty here, the matter being even a child's affair for simpleness. Credit: Library of Congress.

The plotting room of a big army camp must have alert, intelligent men on the job. It has them, all of which goes to make a truly superior army. Credit: Library of Congress.

What is a real impregnable fortress? It's the masses, it's the hundreds of millions of masses which truly and sincerely uphold the revolution, this is the impregnable fortress which is undestroyable. Counter revolutionaries cannot destroy us, we will dest. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

And thus came in the use of money, some lasting thing that men might keep without spoiling, and that by mutual consent men would take in exchange for the truly useful, but perishable supports of life. (Second Treatise of Government)

Ultimately, when the essential brotherhood of man is truly embodied and expressed in a world organization with all the necessary practical safeguards to make it effective, these powers would naturally be confided to that world organization. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it--and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. (reference)

Unless adequate preventive measures are taken to dispel the compulsion inherent in custodial surroundings, no statement obtained from the defendant can truly be the product of his free choice. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

She would not be ashamed of the appearance of the penitence, so justly and truly hers

Truly, as I sought to convince him, the shame lay in the commission of the sin, and not in the showing of it forth

It seems to disclose habits which are not truly charitable

He had to kneel before the minister of the Holy Ghost and tell over his hidden sins truly and repentantly

So thrive I, as I truly swear the like

For my own part, I may truly affirm that I was less concerned than my nurse

Their dismal scream is truly Ben Jonsonian

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Bats are the only mammals that can truly fly. Bats are a very important part of nature. (references)

However, a few recent reports indicate that the risk of SIDS is greater for babies placed on their sides versus those placed truly supine. (references)

For this reason, it is not known whether these individuals are truly representative of XXY men as a whole or represent a particular extreme. (references)

Business

The home healthcare marketplace is truly global. (references)

The only truly domestic automotive enterprise among the top eight producers in China is the Tianjin Automotive Industry. (references)

In other words, few cards are available in China that are truly the credit cards that grant the holder a certain line of credit with no deposit required. (references)

Children

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The first truly joint curriculum, using the same lessons and materials in all three-school systems, was introduced at the high school level in the fall. (references)

Civil Liberties

Croatia

The media law, also passed in October, obliges all media to make public their ownership structures by January 2002. In spite of these reforms, a truly independent nationwide television station did not exist by year's end. (references)

China

Ostensibly aimed at restricting secret societies and criminal gangs, these regulations also prevent the formation of truly autonomous political, human rights, religious, environmental, labor, and youth organizations that directly challenge government authority. (references)

Economic History

India

Still, a truly efficient labor market is not there in all fields. (references)

Nepal

Additional steps are necessary before Nepal will have a truly business-friendly climate. (references)

South Korea

Since its inception, 11 other countries have joined KEDO, making the organization truly international. (references)

Human Rights

Ethiopia

Senior government officials charged with judicial oversight estimate that the creation of a truly independent and skilled judicial apparatus would take decades. (references)

Guyana

The law provides for the independence of the PCA; however, most members are themselves members of the criminal justice system, and the PCA is not truly independent. (references)

Minorities

Greece

Non-Orthodox citizens have complained of being treated with suspicion or told that they were not truly Greek when they revealed their religious affiliation. (references)

Political Economy

Sudan

Critics of the Constitution charged that it neither was drafted nor passed with truly national participation. (references)

Finland

Many observers consider the Center Party to be the truly "conservative" party, especially with respect to social issues. (references)

BELGIUM

New entrants to the Belgian market complain that the interconnect charges they pay to Belgacom (the former monopolist, 51 percent government-owned) remain high and that BIPT, the Belgian telecoms regulator, is not truly independent. (references)

Political Rights

China

However, many villages have yet to hold truly competitive elections. (references)

Yemen

In addition the President was not opposed by a truly competitive candidate because the candidate selected by the leftist opposition coalition did not receive from the GPC-dominated Parliament the minimum number of votes required to run (the other opposition party chose not to run its own candidate, despite its seats in Parliament). (references)

Trade

Slovak Rep

Exchanges may be made free of duty provided the exchanged goods are truly equivalent. (references)

Worker Rights

Bulgaria

The trade unions alleged that this organization is not truly a labor representative organization, but simply a government-mandated fee collection agency. (references)

Uzbekistan

Observers believe that the rarity of strikes reflects the absence of truly representative trade unions due to a falling standard of living and growing unemployment raised social tensions. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "truly": well and truly ♦ your truly ♦ yours truly. Additional references.

Beginning with "truly": truly-integrated.

Afrikaans

werklik (absolutely, genuinely, genuinly, indeed, really, true), rektig (absolutely, genuinely, genuinly, indeed, really), regtig (genuinely, indeed, really), darem (absolutely, genuinely, genuinly, indeed, really), sowaar (absolutely, actually, genuinely, genuinly, in fact, indeed, really). (various references)

Albanian

vërtet (actually, fairly, genuinely, indeed, literally, properly, really, verily, yeah, ywis), sinqerisht (frankly, genuinely, openly, sincerely, Square), realisht, me të vërtetë (indeed, verily), bisnikërisht, çiltërsisht (heartily, sincerely, unreservedly). (various references)

Arabic 

‏في الواقع (actually, as a matter of fact, as good as, by sheer force, de facto, factually, fundamentally, in effect, in fact, indeed, rather, reality, really, truth), ‏فعلا (actually, indeed, quite), ‏حقا (actually, amen, indeed, justly, properly, really, rightly), ‏بصدق (genuinely, glimpse of hope, true, whole heartedly), ‏بإخلاص (genuinely, heartily, in earnest, open-heartedly, sincerely, whole heartedly). (various references)

Bulgarian 

точно (according to cocker, clean, correctly, directly, exactly, expressly, just, justly, narrowly, nicely, on schedule, precise, prompt, right, sharp, spang, strictly, textually, true, whang), вярно (aright, faithfully, sic, surely, true, truthfully, yea), наистина (actually, all right, for real, forsooth, in all verity, in sooth, indeed, real, really, sure, sure enough, surely, true, verily, yea), предано (attachedly, devotedly), истински (actual, authentic, authentically, bona fide, factual, for real, genuine, genuinely, good, honest, mere, natural, par excellence, positive, precious, proper, pucka, pukka, pure, real, regular, regularly, right, right-down, sheer, simon-pure, thorough, thoroughgoing, thorough-paced, true, true blue, true born, truthful, unadulterated, unfeigned, veridical, veritable, very, virtual), искрено (frankly, genuinely, heartily, in good faith, sincerely, unfeignedly). (various references)

Catalan

veritablement (absolutely, genuinely, indeed, really). (various references)

Chinese 

著實 , 真实地 (truthfully), 洵 (whirlpool). (various references)

Czech

vìrnì (faithfully), upřímnì (genuinely, openly, sincerely, unreservedly), skuteènì (actually, genuinely, really), opravdu (actually, genuinely, in fact, indeed, really, sincerely, so, sure enough). (various references)

Danish

faktisk (actually, as a matter of fact, genuinely, in fact, indeed, really). (various references)

Dutch

wezenlijk (genuinely, really), wezenlijk (practical), wezenlýk (actual, essential, genuinely, indeed, practical, real, really), werkelijk (actual, factual, genuinely, real, really), werkelijk (practical), werkelýk (absolutely, actual, actually, factual, genuinely, in fact, indeed, practical, real, really), waarlijk, waarlýk (absolutely, actually, genuinely, in fact, indeed, really), waarachtig (absolutely, actually, genuinely, in fact, indeed, really, true), naar waarheid (absolutely, genuinely, genuinly, indeed, really), inderdaad (absolutely, actually, as a matter of fact, genuinely, genuinly, in fact, indeed, really), echt (absolutely, authentic, genuine, genuinely, indeed, marriage, matrimony, really, true). (various references)

Esperanto

vere (absolutely, genuinly, indeed, really). (various references)

Farsi 

موافق باحقایق , صادقانه (Loyal), بطورقانونی , بخوبی , باشرافت , بدرستی . (various references)

Finnish

totisesti (in very truth), todenteolla (actually, in earnest, really), toden totta (in truth), todella (really). (various references)

French

vraiment, en vérité (in truth). (various references)

German

wirklich (absolutely, actual, factual, genuine, genuinely, indeed, intrinsic, intrinsically, just, literally, objective, objectively, positively, practical, proper, quite, real, really, substantial, sure enough, true), wahrlich (absolutely, certainly, definitely, forsooth, genuinely, indeed, really, sooth, verily). (various references)

Greek 

όντωσ (in fact, really, yea), ειλικρινώσ (sincerely), ειλικρινά (frankly, sincerely, solemnly), αληθώσ (forsooth, indeed, truthfuly, verily, veritably). (various references)

Hebrew 

אמנם (indeed, surely), באמיתיות, באמת (in sooth, really), נכונה (correctly). (various references)

Hungarian

valóban (certes, forsooth, in all conscience, in deed, in earnest, in point of fact, in reality, indeed, really, true, verily, very much indeed), tényleg (genuinely, in all conscience, in effect, in reality, indeed, positively, really), igazán (certes, forsooth, in all conscience, in earnest, in sooth, in truth, really, right, sure, true). (various references)

Indonesian

sesungguhnya (absolute, ever, factual, virtual), sebenarnya (actual, actually, in fact, proper), betul-betul, bahwasanya (indeed, that). (various references)

Irish

fíorbhuíoch (truly thankful). (various references)

Italian

infatti (absolutely, as a matter of fact, genuinely, genuinly, in effect, in fact, indeed, really), davvero (absolutely, earnest, genuinely, genuinly, indeed, really, so it does, so it is, sure). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

全く (completely, entirely, really, totally, wholly). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

なにさま (extremely, how, indeed, to be sure, what kind), しんに (actually, really), まったく (completely, entirely, indeed, perfectly, really, wholly), まことに (absolutely, actually, indeed, really), ほんとうに (really), じつに (indeed, surely). (various references)

Korean 

여실하게. (various references)

Manx

jeer (actually, indeed, verily), dy firrinagh (candidly, really, true, verily), dy feer (bona fide, exceedingly, really, sincerely, true). (various references)

Papiamen

realmente (genuinely, indeed, really). (various references)

Pig Latin

ulytray.(various references)

Polish

rzeczywiście (absolutely, actually, genuinely, in fact, indeed, really). (various references)

Portuguese

verdadeiramente (absolutely, actually, forsooth, genuinly, indeed, naturally, real, really, surely, verily). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

verdadeiramente. (various references)

Romanian

sincer (above board, artless, authentic, blunt, candid, candidly, childlike, devout, downright, fair, forthright, Frank, frankly, freehearted, free-spoken, genuine, guileless, heartfelt, heart-whole, hearty, honest, honestly, ingenuous, kind, open, open-hearted, outright, outspoken, overt, plain, plainly, right-down, round, sincere, single, straight, straightforward, true, truthful, undisguised, unfeigned, unpretending, unreserved, well-meant), realmente (actually, really, virtually), precis (accurate, accurately, certain, clean-cut, clockwork, dead, decided, decisive, definite, definitely, distinct, due, even, exact, exactly, flat, just, literal, narrow, positive, precise, regular, sharp, sound, specifically, straight, strict, unambiguous), just (accurate, correct, equitable, even, exact, fair, fairly, just, just so, justly, reasonable, right, righteous, rightful, Square, suitable, that's the thing, uprightly), exact (accurate, accurately, by the square, careful, clean-cut, clipping, clockwork, correct, dead, directly, due, even, exact, exactly, faithful, fitting, flat, for all the world, formal, just, just so, narrow, perfect, precise, precisely, proper, punctual, punctually, regular, right, rigorous, scholarly, sharp, slick, straight, strict, strictly, that's the idea, to a day, to a hair's breadth, true, you've hit it), drept (as, attribution, claim, correct, Dexter, direct, directly, due, end on, endways, equitable, erect, even, evenly, exactly, fair, fairly, for, forthright, honest, just, justice, justly, kind, law, legitimate, patent, permission, plain, point blank, precisely, privilege, real, reasonable, right, right foot, right leg, righteous, Square, stand, stand up, straight, straightforward, true, truthful, unprejudiced, upright), cu adevãrat. (various references)

Russian 

точно (according to cocker, accurately, definitely, exactly, expressly, just, on schedule, precisely, promptly, sharp, sharply, to a dot, to a nicety, to the letter, transparently), верно (aright, faithfully), правдиво (honestly, truthfully), по-настоящему (properly), поистине преданный, истинно (verily). (various references)

Scottish

rìreadh (actually, indeed), gu dearbh (absolutely, certainly, genuinely, indeed, really), da-rìreadh (certainly, surely). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

zaista (indeed, matter of fact, really, sooth: in sooth, though, verily), uistinu (indeed), s poštovanjem (respect: with respect). (various references)

Spanish

verdaderamente (absolutely, correctly, genuinely, genuinly, indeed, properly, quite, really, rightfully), en realidad (absolutely, actually, as a matter of fact, genuinely, genuinly, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, in point of fact, in reality, in sooth, indeed, really), en efecto (absolutely, actually, genuinely, genuinly, in effect, in fact, indeed, really), de veras (absolutely, actual, actually, genuinely, genuinly, in earnest, indeed, objective, real, really). (various references)

Swedish

sannerligen (absolutely, genuinely, in sooth, indeed, really, verily, veritably). (various references)

Turkish

sadakâtla, içtenlikle (cordially, dear, dearly, faithfully, heartily), içten (bluff, bona fide, candid, childlike, cordial, deep, deeply, devout, earnest, faithful, familiar, forthright, genuine, gut, hail-fellow-well-met, heartfelt, heart-to-heart, heart-whole, hearty, honest, honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, ingenuous, internally, inwardly, kindly, open, open armed, openhearted, open-hearted, sincere, sincerely, true, true-hearted, truthful, unaffected, undesigning, unfeigned, whole-hearted), hakikaten (forsooth, in point of fact, in truth), gerçekten (actually, by my troth, for real, forsooth, genuinely, honest, honest injun, honestly, in fact, in point of fact, in sooth, in troth, in very deed, indeed, it's no joke, of a verity, quite, real, really, regularly, sure enough, true, yea, yes indeed), doğru olarak (justly, straight). (various references)

Turkmen 

dogrusy (in truth). (various references)

Ukrainian

справді (honestly, in sooth, indeed, really, verily), точно (accurately, cold, dead, definitely, due, exactly, explicitly, fair, faithfully, flush, just, microscopically, minutely, precisely, prompt, punctually, sharp, to a turn, true), законно (in law, rightfully), лояльно, правдиво (honestly, true). (various references)

Vietnamese 

thật (actual, genuine, really, regular, sterling, substantial, true), thành khẩn (sincere), sự thật (axiom, truth), chân thành trung thành thật ra, đúng thành thật. (various references)

amen, certissime, certius, certo, enim, equidem, nempe, profecto, vere, verene, vero, verum-i. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.