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truthiness

American  
[troo-thee-nis] / ˈtru θi nɪs /

noun

  1. the quality of seeming to be true according to one's intuition, opinion, or perception without regard to logic, factual evidence, or the like.

    the growing trend of truthiness as opposed to truth.

  2. Rare. truthfulness or faithfulness.

truthiness British  
/ ˈtruːθɪˌnəs /

noun

  1. informal (of a belief, etc) the quality of being considered to be true because of what the believer wishes or feels, regardless of the facts

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Etymology

Origin of truthiness

First recorded in 1820–30; truthiness def. 1 was coined in 2005 by Stephen Colbert (1964– ), U.S. comedian and TV host; truth + -y 1 + -ness

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