ETYM Cf. French réalité, Late Lat. realitas. Related to Real, Realty.
1. The quality possessed by something that is real.
2. The state of being actual or real; SYN. realness, realism.
3. The state of the world as it really is rather than as one might want it to be.

ETYM Old Eng. treuthe, trouthe, treowpe, as. treówth. Related to True; cf. Troth, Betroth.
1. A fact that has been verified.
2. A true statement; SYN. true statement.
3. Conformity to reality or actuality; SYN. verity.

ETYM French vérité, Latin veritas, from verus true. Related to Very.
An enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth.