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noun
The characteristic of being false.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: insincerity, hollowness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: untruthfulness
Narrower terms: hypocrisy
noun
unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: faithlessness, fickleness, inconstancy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: infidelity, unfaithfulness
noun
the state of being false or untrue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: falsity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unreality, irreality
Narrower terms: spuriousness
History
Etymology tree English false Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English falseness From false + -ness.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
