Just wondering...
2007-03-10 11:32:16 · 12 answers · asked by sheep_are_taking_over 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It hasn't been added to the Merriam-Webster site. If it ever is added, it will be awhile, as they review the course of a new word in order to decide if it's prevalent enough to add, the word has to last more than just a few years.
2007-03-10 11:36:17 · answer #1 · answered by Joy M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truthiness is NOT a word. Truthful is.
2007-03-10 19:36:45 · answer #2 · answered by Tenn Gal 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A word becomes a word when a group of people agree that it has meaning. If the pool of users spreads, it survives, if not, then it is merely a failed attempt at coining a word.
Truthiness is an excellent description of the loose approach that some people (particularly in government) take to statements supposed to be factual.
2007-03-10 19:36:13 · answer #3 · answered by P. M 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Truthiness is a real word.
2007-03-10 19:37:23 · answer #4 · answered by I love screwdrivers! 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No.
It's a made up word that, if used more and more frequently by the press or entertainment media, and in general conversation by everyday Americans, it can become an official word and be entered into dictionaries no less.
2007-03-10 19:51:08 · answer #5 · answered by answerme 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No , there's trustworthiness and truthfullness .
2007-03-10 19:56:23 · answer #6 · answered by ReaderOfTheClassics 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. And truthfull isn't either.. it's truthful. lol
2007-03-10 19:35:33 · answer #7 · answered by pepper 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not that I know of, though it depends what context it was used in.
2007-03-10 19:35:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
apparently it is...look here:
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Dec08/0,4670,WordoftheYear,00.html
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/New-Words/060213-truthiness.htm
http://www.m-w.com/info/06words.htm
2007-03-10 19:44:56 · answer #9 · answered by sangogirl8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i doubt it
2007-03-10 19:35:14 · answer #10 · answered by boyfriendlessMegin 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋