Meaning of īstums | Babel Free

Definitions

realness, trueness, genuineness, authenticity (the quality of that which is real, true, genuine)

declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“pārbaudīt monētas īstumu”

to test a coin's authenticity (i.e., to check if it is a forgery)

“Vilis, labais, mīļais, laikam tomēr slepeni bija mocījies neziņā par viņas jūtu īstumu”

Vilis, the good, the darling, had maybe also tormented (her), not knowing about the trueness, genuineness of her feelings

“vajadzīga modrība pret dažādiem mākslas savārstījumiem bez dziļuma, īstuma un patiesas vērtības”

the necessary vigliance against some artistic verbiage without depth, genuineness and true value

CEFR level