falsity

[ fawl-si-tee ]

/ ˈfɔl sɪ ti /

noun, plural fal·si·ties.

the quality or condition of being false; incorrectness; untruthfulness; treachery.

something false; falsehood.

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Origin of falsity

1225–75; Middle English falsete < Anglo-French < Late Latin falsitās. See false, -ity

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Examples from the Web for falsities

The two 141 other falsities are, the "ill success of the play," and "my disowning it."
The Works Of John Dryden, Vol. 7 (of 18)|John Dryden
They are not generally articles of much moment; but as marks of friendship, they are now all falsities.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVI. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
These-55- men, by their puerilities and falsities, obstructed the natural action of the mind; therefore Petrarch attacked them.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 2 (of 7)|John Addington Symonds
And in the other life truths are represented by fixed stars, but falsities by wandering stars, no. 1128.
Earths In Our Solar System Which Are Called Planets, and Earths In The Starry Heaven Their Inhabitants, And The Spirits And Angels There|Emanuel Swedenborg

Much as she loved genius, that of George Sand could not blind her to the faults and falsities that marred her work.
Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli)|Julia Ward Howe

British Dictionary definitions for falsities

falsity

/ (ˈfɔːlsɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state of being false or untrue

something false; a lie or deception

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Word Origin and History for falsities