a fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is that he didn't want to do it"
a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"
United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)
conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities"
slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
(of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent"
very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice; "an arbitrary decision"; "the arbitrary rule of a dictator"; "an arbitrary penalty"; "of arbitrary size and shape"; "an arbitrary choice"; "arbitrary division of the group into halves"