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Proof
/pɹʉːf/
An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
📖 Definitions of "Proof"
- 1
An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
- 2
The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
- 3
The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
- 4
Experience of something.
- 1
To proofread.
- 2
To make resistant, especially to water.
- 3
To allow yeast-containing dough to rise.
- 4
To test the activeness of yeast.
- 1
Used in proving or testing.
"a proof load; a proof charge"
- 2
Firm or successful in resisting.
"proof against harm"
- 3
(of alcoholic liquors) Being of a certain standard as to alcohol content.
🔄 Synonyms of "Proof"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| validationnoun | The act of validating something. |
| validating | serving to support or corroborate |
| proofreadverb | (transitive and intransitive) To check a written text for errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation. |
| provingnoun | (homeopathy) Experimentation to determine which substances cause which effects when ingested. |
| cogent evidencenoun | any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something |
| test copynoun | (printing) an impression made to check for errors |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Proof"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| validationnoun | The act of validating something. |
| proofreadnoun | (rare) Synonym of proofreading. |
| imperviable | impervious |
| impervious | Unaffected or unable to be affected by something. |
| provingnoun | (homeopathy) Experimentation to determine which substances cause which effects when ingested. |
| cogent evidencenoun | any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something |
| test copynoun | (printing) an impression made to check for errors |
| validating | serving to support or corroborate |
| trialnoun | An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are. |
| demonoun | (informal) A demonstration or visual explanation. |
| indicationnoun | A fact that shows that something exists or may happen. |
| signnoun | (countable, uncountable) A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen. |
| testnoun | A challenge, trial. |
| demonstrateverb | (transitive) To show, display, or present; to prove or make evident |
| demonstrationnoun | The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something. |
| provenoun | (transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify. |
| substantiateverb | (transitive) To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate. |
| demonstrablenoun | Able to be demonstrated. |
| substantiationnoun | Something which substantiates; evidence, proof. |
| evidencenoun | Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion. |
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