falsity

fal·si·ty

noun \ˈfȯl-sə-tē\

plural fal·si·ties

Definition of FALSITY

1

: something false : lie

2

: the quality or state of being false

Examples of FALSITY

1. <a papal letter condemning secularism and other movements that the church considered to be falsities of the modern age>
2. <when questioned by his parents about his drug use, the teenager told one blatant falsity after another>

First Known Use of FALSITY

13th century

Related to FALSITY

Synonyms: delusion, error, falsehood, fallacy, hallucination, illusion, misbelief, misconception, myth, old wives' tale, untruth

Antonyms: truth, verity

Related Words: factoid; superstition; fiction, pretense (or pretence); distortion, inaccuracy, misapprehension, miscomprehension, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misperception, misunderstanding; misinformation, misknowledge, misreport, misrepresentation, misstatement; sophism, sophistry; fib, half-truth, lie, story, tale

Near Antonyms: fact, truism, verity; honesty, truthfulness, veracity; authentication, confirmation, substantiation, validation, verification

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