TRUCE
What does "TRUCE" mean?
An agreement to stop fighting for a period of time.
Meanings
- A temporary halt to a war or conflict by mutual agreement. The two sides called a truce to bury their dead.
- A break in any argument or hostility. The brothers declared a truce long enough to finish the puzzle. figurative
Did you know?
- A truce is built on the word 'true': both descend from Old English 'treow', meaning good faith - a truce is literally a promise kept.
Word origin
From Middle English 'trewes', the plural of 'trewe', meaning a pledge or faith, from Old English 'treow', good faith or fidelity - the same root as 'true'.
Remember it
TRUCE contains TRUE - it only holds if both sides are true to the promise.
A little poem
Guns set down, not gone -
two breaths in the same cold field,
watching for the third.
haiku
Wordplay
- I called a truce with my alarm clock; we agreed it gets one snooze and I agree to lie about it being the last.
What it teaches
A truce is not peace; it is two enemies agreeing to be tired at the same time.
Quick facts
What does TRUCE mean?
An agreement to stop fighting for a period of time.
Is TRUCE a valid word?
Yes — TRUCE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TRUCE?
TRUCE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does TRUCE come from?
From Middle English 'trewes', the plural of 'trewe', meaning a pledge or faith, from Old English 'treow', good faith or fidelity - the same root as 'true'.
What can TRUCE teach us?
A truce is not peace; it is two enemies agreeing to be tired at the same time.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.