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truthfulness

  • a word derived from truthful.
    truthful
    adjective
    telling the truth, especially habitually.

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He also asked the court to examine the truthfulness of the answers the juror gave during the jury selection process, as well as his responses to prospective juror questionnaires.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

"Film is an act of truthfulness, not happening on the screen but in the heart and in the guts of the spectator," he said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

The study also highlights how the brain processes social information differently between friends, which may make it harder to accurately judge the truthfulness of what is being said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2025

Jonathan Chait, the stalwart liberal, described in New York magazine the private sadness of “many” peers over failures of truthfulness and courage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025

This truthfulness thing was a whole lot harder than my spur-of-the-moment inventions.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen