Meaning of FALSITY
| Pronunciation: | | 'folsitee
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- [n] a false statement
- [n] the state of being false or untrue; "argument could not determine its truth or falsity"
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| | Synonyms: | | false statement, falsehood, falseness, untruth |
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| | Antonyms: | | the true, true statement, truth, truth, verity | | |
| | See Also: | | contradiction, contradiction in terms, deceit, deception, dodge, dodging, fable, fabrication, fiction, irreality, lie, misrepresentation, prevarication, scheme, spuriousness, statement, unreality | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fal"si*ty\, n.;pl. {Falsities}. [L. falsitas: cf. F.
fausset['e], OF. also, falsit['e]. See {False}, a.]
1. The quality of being false; coutrariety or want of
conformity to truth.
Probability does not make any alteration, either in
the truth or falsity of things. --South.
2. That which is false; falsehood; a lie; a false assertion.
Men often swallow falsities for truths. --Sir T.
Brown.
Syn: Falsehood; lie; deceit.
Usage: {Falsity}, {Falsehood}, {Lie}. Falsity denotes the
state or quality of being false. A falsehood is a
false declaration designedly made. A lie is a gross,
unblushing falsehood. The falsity of a person's
assertion may be proved by the evidence of others and
thus the charge of falsehood be fastened upon him.
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