falsity

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

false +‎ -ity

[edit] Noun

falsity (plural falsities)

1. (countable) Something that is false; an untrue assertion.

   The belief that the world is flat is a falsity.

2. (uncountable) The characteristic of being untrue.

   The falsity of that statement is easily proven.

[edit] Synonyms

• falsehood
• falseness
• See also Wikisaurus:falsehood

[edit] Antonyms

• truth
• verity

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• “falsity” in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
• falsity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “falsity” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• "falsity" in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.