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falsity

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːl.sɪ.ti/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɒl.sɪ.ti/
  • General-American: /ˈfɔl.sɪ.ti/
  • General-American: /ˈfɑl.sɪ.ti/
  • General-American: [ˈfɑl.sɪ.ɾi]
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈfɒl.sɪ.ti/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: [ˈfɔɫ.sɪ.ɾi]
  • Australian, New-Zealand: [ˈfɒʊ.sɪ.ɾi]
  • CMU ARPABET: F AO1 L S AH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Something that is false; an untrue assertion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • The belief that the world is flat is a falsity.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The characteristic of being untrue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • The falsity of that statement is easily proven.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a false statement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: falsehood, untruth

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: statement

Narrower terms: dodge, dodging, scheme, lie, prevarication, fabrication, fiction, fable, misrepresentation, deceit, deception, contradiction, contradiction in terms

4

noun

Meaning 4

the state of being false or untrue

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • argument could not determine its truth or falsity

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: falseness

Antonyms: truth

Broader terms: unreality, irreality

Narrower terms: spuriousness

History

Etymology

Corresponding to false + -ity. From Middle French fausseté, Old French falseté, from Late Latin falsitas, from Latin falsus.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: лъжа (lǎža) — untrue assertion
  • Czech: nepravda — untrue assertion
  • Finnish: virhe — untrue assertion
  • Finnish: harhaluulo — untrue assertion
  • French: fausseté — untrue assertion
  • German: Unwahrkeit — untrue assertion
  • German: Unrichtigkeit — untrue assertion
  • Romanian: falsitate — untrue assertion
  • Romanian: neadevăr — untrue assertion
  • Spanish: falsedad — untrue assertion
  • Bulgarian: невярност (nevjarnost) — characteristic of being untrue
  • Bulgarian: погрешност (pogrešnost) — characteristic of being untrue
  • Czech: nepravdivost — characteristic of being untrue
  • Finnish: epätotuus — characteristic of being untrue
  • Finnish: virheellisyys — characteristic of being untrue
  • French: fausseté — characteristic of being untrue
  • German: Unwahrkeit — characteristic of being untrue
  • German: Unrichtigkeit — characteristic of being untrue
  • German: Falschheit — characteristic of being untrue
  • Latin: falsitās — characteristic of being untrue
  • Romanian: necinste — characteristic of being untrue
  • Romanian: falsitate — characteristic of being untrue
  • Spanish: falsedad — characteristic of being untrue