Adjective
1. consistent with fact or reality; not false;
"the story is true""it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell"the true meaning of the statement"2. not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin;
"real mink""true gold"3. conforming to definitive criteria;
"the horseshoe crab is not a true crab""Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"4. accurately placed or thrown;
"his aim was true""he was dead on target"5. devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth;
"true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"6. expressing or given to expressing the truth;
"a true statement""gave truthful testimony""a truthful person"7. worthy of being depended on;
"a dependable worker""an honest working stiff""a reliable source of information""he was true to his word""I would be true for there are those who trust me"8. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed;
"genuine emotion""her interest in people was unfeigned""true grief"9. rightly so called;
"true courage""a spirit which true men have always admired""a true friend"10. determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles;
"true north is geographic north"11. having a legally established claim;
"the legitimate heir""the true and lawful king"12. in tune; accurate in pitch;
"a true note"13. accurately fitted; level;
"the window frame isn't quite true"14. reliable as a basis for action;
"a true prophesy"