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FALSITY
falsehood, falsity, untruth
(noun) a false statement
falsity, falseness
(noun) the state of being false or untrue; “argument could not determine its truth or falsity”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
falsity (countable and uncountable, plural falsities)
(countable) Something that is false; an untrue assertion.
(uncountable) The characteristic of being untrue.
Usage notes
Instances may be quoted in abundance from old authors to show that the first three words 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
• falseness
• fiction
• untruth
• See also falsehood
Antonyms
• truth
• verity
Source: Wiktionary
Fal"si*ty, n.;pl. Falsities. Etym: [L. falsitas: cf. F. fausseté, OF. also, falsité. 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.
– 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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