Falsity

English

Etymology

false +‎ -ity

Noun

Singular Falsity

Plural falsit

Falsity (falsit)

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.

Synonyms

• falsehood
• falseness
• See also Wikisaurus:falsehood

Antonyms

• truth
• verity

Translations

untrue assertion

Czech: nepravda cs(cs) f.

characteristic of being untrue

Czech: nepravdivost cs(cs) f.

References

• Template:R: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.

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