falsity
fal·si·ty
noun \ˈfȯl-sə-tē\ plural fal·si·ties
Definition of FALSITY
2
: the quality or state of being false
Examples of FALSITY
- <a papal letter condemning secularism and other movements that the church considered to be falsities of the modern age>
- <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
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