FALSENESS

insincerity, falseness, hollowness

(noun) the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical

faithlessness, falseness, fickleness, inconstancy

(noun) unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous

falsity, falseness

(noun) the state of being false or untrue; “argument could not determine its truth or falsity”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

falseness (countable and uncountable, plural falsenesses)

The characteristic of being false.

Usage notes

• Instances may be quoted in abundance from old authors to show that falseness, falsehood and falsity are often strictly synonymous; but the modern tendency has been decidedly in favor of separating them, falsehood standing for the concrete thing, an intentional lie; falseness, for the quality of being guiltily false or treacherous: as, he is justly despised for his falseness to his oath; and falsity, for the quality of being false without blame: as, the falsity of reasoning. — The Century Dictionary, 1911.

Synonyms

• fabrication

• falsehood, falsity

• fiction

• untruth

• See also falsehood

Source: Wiktionary

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False"ness, n.

Definition: The state of being false; contrariety to the fact; inaccuracy; want of integrity or uprightness; double dealing; unfaithfulness; treachery; perfidy; as, the falseness of a report, a drawing, or a singer's notes; the falseness of a man, or of his word.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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