Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Truthfulness.
Wiktionary
- n. Truthfulness.
- n. The quality of seeming to be true, even if this contradicts evidence or rational thought
Examples
“We all remember the incredible impact his neologism "truthiness" had on the public.”
The Huffington Post: Sophia A. McClennen: Merry Christmas From Colbert: Satire's Special Gift
“He coined the term truthiness; maybe devirginization is the next big thing.”
“He knew that numbers had power, just as Stephen Colbert coined the word truthiness, meaning pseudo-facts that seem true, there's now proofiness.”
“Nothing I can say or write or even copy and paste can top Mr Hitchens 'article as far as truthiness is concerned.”
“This stealth attack is, of course, a blatant case of dirty tricks, but truthiness is a more insidious art form.”
The Huffington Post: Janine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite : Truthiness in the Twitter Era
“Blogger Alex asks if a polarized news environment may lead to what some call truthiness?”
“Stephen Colbert coined the word truthiness to describe conservatives who rely on gut feelings as a substitute for evidence.”
“Stephen Colbert, star of the Comedy Channel's "Colbert Report," coined the word truthiness which has been named the word of a year in an online survey by Miriam Webster.”
“On the one hand, they supply so much information that it is easy to be deceived or to throw up one's hands or to be susceptible to what Stephen Colbert calls "truthiness" -- just accepting what is repeated often enough as being true.”
“Speaking in terms of satire, it's richer to steer toward the truth -- or at least Stephen Colbert's "truthiness" -- when mining for deeper laughs.”
The Washington Post: COMEDY: Eight Things You Can Learn from Twain Prize's TINA FEY
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘truthiness’.
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Colbert Nation
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truthiness, threatdown, papa bear, lincolnish, gutly, bears, wordinista, wriststrong, on notice, dead to me, tek jansen, religionizer and 30 more...
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Great Fake Words
These words did not used to be words, and yet they are.
gangerh Don't know, but I'm sticking to my story. Jun 20, 2010
milosrdenstvi Haven't really seen this one in a while. Is it sticking? Jun 19, 2010
markwords Truthiness is something with the "feel" of truth, as in something one believes to be true in one's "gut" regardless of reference to one's brain, to research, or to proven facts or established theories. Hence, the statement that dinosaurs and humans roamed the earth together when it was created 5,000 years ago has the quality of "truthiness" to those who "feel" this statement is correct. Truthiness is anathema to the the fact-based and reality-based community. Stephen Colbert, in originating this word, has poked a sharp stick at those in public roles who have claimed to "create their own reality" and who have themselves eschewed "fact-based" reality. This satire is so brilliant that most people who live in "media-based reality" (that is, most people) don't understand it. Jul 6, 2009
mtcameron of or having the appearance or quality of truth without necessarily adhering to facts, wisdom, or knowledgeable consensus. Jun 8, 2009
lucidityprevails don't forget about FACTINESS! Jan 10, 2007
super-heather colbert/stewart 2008! Dec 14, 2006
andrew.simone I really loathe this word. Dec 11, 2006
brtom and Merriam-Webster Word of the Year 2006 Dec 9, 2006