Falseness

Falseness
Falseness False"ness, n. 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. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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