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falsity

[ fawl-si-tee ]
/ ˈfɔl sɪ ti /
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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

Words nearby falsity

falsie, falsies, falsifiable, falsification, falsify, falsity, Falstaff, Falstaffian, Falster, faltboat, falter
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Words related to falsity

falsehood, duplicity, insincerity, inaccuracy, deceit, mendacity, canard, disingenuousness, fake, double-dealing, lie, story, cheating, hypocrisy, fib, sham, prevarication, infidelity, perfidy, fraud

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British Dictionary definitions for falsity

falsity
/ (ˈfɔːlsɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state of being false or untrue
something false; a lie or deception
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