What does truly mean?
Definitions for truly
ˈtru litru·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word truly.
Princeton's WordNet
truly, genuinely, reallyadverb
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
"she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us"
rightfully, trulyadverb
by right
"baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime"
sincerely, unfeignedly, trulyadverb
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"
in truth, really, trulyadverb
in fact (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"
Wiktionary
trulyadverb
In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
trulyadverb
Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.
trulyadverb
Very.
You are truly silly.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Trulyadverb
Etymology: from true.
They thought they might do it, not only willingly, because they loved him; and truly, because such indeed was the mind of the people; but safely, because she who ruled the king was agreed thereto. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
No untruth can avail the patron long; for things most truly are most behoovefully spoken. Richard Hooker.
Wisdom alone is truly fair. John Milton.
Right reason is nothing else but the mind of man judging of things truly, and as they are in themselves. South.
I have not undertaken it out of any wanton pleasure in mine own pen; nor truly without often pondering with myself beforehand what censures I might incur. Henry Wotton.
Wikipedia
Truly
Truly is an American rock band formed in the wake of the grunge era. It featured singer-guitarist Robert Roth, bassist Hiro Yamamoto, and drummer Mark Pickerel. Yamamoto and Pickerel were founding members respectively of Soundgarden and Screaming Trees. While not a commercially successful group like some of their Seattle contemporaries, the band lasted a decade with two studio albums to their name.
ChatGPT
truly
Truly: to be in accordance with reality or fact, devoid of falsehood, pretense, or exaggeration; genuinely, sincerely, or honestly.
Webster Dictionary
Trulyadverb
in a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to state things truly; the facts are truly represented
Trulyadverb
exactly; justly; precisely; accurately; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence
Trulyadverb
sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover; the citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country
Trulyadverb
conformably to law; legally; legitimately
Trulyadverb
in fact; in deed; in reality; in truth
Wikidata
Truly
Truly was an American rock band formed in the wake of the grunge era. It featured singer-guitarist Robert Roth, bassist Hiro Yamamoto, and drummer Mark Pickerel. Yamamoto and Pickerel were founding members respectively of Soundgarden and Screaming Trees. While not a commercially successful group like some of their Seattle contemporaries, the band lasted a decade with two studio albums to their name.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
TRULY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Truly is ranked #59324 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Truly surname appeared 341 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Truly.
59.2% or 202 total occurrences were White.
36.3% or 124 total occurrences were Black.
2% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.4% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'truly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3163
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'truly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3078
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'truly' in Adverbs Frequency: #236
Anagrams for truly »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of truly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of truly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of truly in a Sentence
People don't like tariffs, and that's truly understandable. But they also think that maybe the tariffs have done some good in provoking very serious negotiations between the two sides.
It is truly discriminatory. In our opinion it violates the constitution.
This is truly a living nightmare that's not going away, christianity in Mosul is dead, and a Christian holocaust is in our midst.
It's tough, but I'm proud to play with these guys, god has blessed me with an ability to throw a football and has blessed me to play in the greatest city in Pittsburgh with the greatest fans and the greatest football team and players, and it has just truly been a blessing, and I'm so thankful to Him for the opportunity that He's given me.
It was truly a special moment out of the ashes.
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- veritablementCatalan, Valencian
- pravdivě, vážně, doopravdy, opravduCzech
- echt, ehrlich, wahrhaft, wirklichGerman
- vereEsperanto
- verdaderamente, realmenteSpanish
- ausaltEstonian
- todella, tosiaan, todenmukaisesti, totuudenmukaisestiFinnish
- vraimentFrench
- सही मायने मेंHindi
- valóban, igazán, ténylegHungarian
- veramenteItalian
- 事実, 本当, 真実Japanese
- ពិតជាKhmer
- vere, enimLatin
- waarlijk, oprechtDutch
- verdadeiramentePortuguese
- искренне, правдиво, честно, истинно, по-настоящему, действительно, верно, на самом делеRussian
- verkligtSwedish
- నిజముగాTelugu
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