Main Entry: false

Pronunciation: \ˈfȯls\

Function: adjective

Inflected Form(s): fals·er; fals·est

1 : not corresponding to truth or reality <a test for HIV which gave false results>
2 : artificially made <false teeth>
3 : of a kind related to or resembling another kind that is usually designated by the unqualified vernacular <false oats>

—false·ly adverb

—false·ness noun