falsity
1Falsity — 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. [1913 Webster] Probability does not make any alteration, either in… …
2Falsity — • A perversion of truth originating in the deceitfulness of one party, and culminating in the damage of another party Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Falsity Falsity …
3falsity — fal·si·ty / fȯl sə tē/ n pl ties 1: something false 2: the quality or state of being false did not establish the falsity of the statement Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
4falsity — 1550s, from O.Fr. fauseté (12c., Mod.Fr. fausseté), from L.L. falsitatem (nom. falsitas), from L. falsus (see FALSE (Cf. false)) …
5falsity — [n] dishonesty, deception canard, cheating, deceit, deceptiveness, disingenuousness, double dealing, duplicity, erroneousness, error, faithlessness, fake, fallacy, falsehood, fib, fraud, fraudulence, hypocrisy, inaccuracy, infidelity, insincerity …
6falsity — [fôl′sə tē] n. [ME falsete < OFr < L falsitas] 1. the condition or quality of being false; specif., a) incorrectness b) dishonesty c) deceitfulness d) disloyalty 2. pl. fals …
7falsity — 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… …
8Falsity — A Falsity is a perversion of truth originating in the deceitfulness of one party, and culminating in the damage of another party. Falsity is also a measure of the quality or extent of the falseness of something.Counterfeiting money, or attempting …
9falsity — noun a) Something that is false; an untrue assertion. The belief that the world is flat is a falsity. b) The characteristic of being untrue. The falsity of that statement is easily proven. Syn …
10falsity — 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 …
