The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
falseness — index bad faith, color (deceptive appearance), counterfeit, deceit, deception, dishonesty, disloyalty, duplicity … Law dictionary
falseness — c.1300, from FALSE (Cf. false) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
falseness — falsehood, falseness, falsity The three words, all to do with departure from the truth or what is true, have a considerable overlap in meaning and are sometimes interchangeable. Falsehood is the intentional telling of an untruth, and a falsehood… … Modern English usage
falseness — false ► ADJECTIVE 1) not in accordance with the truth or facts. 2) invalid or illegal. 3) deliberately intended to deceive. 4) artificial. 5) not actually so; illusory: a false sense of security. 6) disloyal. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
falseness — noun see false I … New Collegiate Dictionary
falseness — See falsely. * * * … Universalium
falseness — noun The characteristic of being false … Wiktionary
falseness — Synonyms and related words: Machiavellianism, Prospero, Punic faith, Tartuffery, Tartuffism, aberrancy, aberration, affectation, airiness, ambidexterity, apostasy, appearance, artfulness, artifice, bad faith, bamboozlement, barratry, befooling,… … Moby Thesaurus
falseness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. An erroneous or false idea: erroneousness, error, fallacy, falsehood, falsity, untruth. See CORRECT, TRUE. 2. Betrayal, especially of a moral obligation: disloyalty, faithlessness, false heartedness, falsity,… … English dictionary for students
falseness — Pol. S. 150 … Oldest English Words
