Definitions for: Falsity


[n] a false statement
[n] the state of being false or untrue; "argument could not determine its truth or falsity"



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: false statement, falsehood, falseness, untruth

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

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