mendax

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

deceitful, lying, deceptive, untruthful, false, mendacious, feigned, not real.

Noun

liar

Concepts

menteur

faux

fictif

illusoire

incorrect

malhonnête

mensonger

menteuse

apparent

simulé

Synonymes

falsus

falsidicus

Traductions

bugiardo

Lügner

embustero

liar

mentiroso

mentitore

mentiroso

ψεύτης

yalancı

leugenaar

menzognero

ψεύτρα

fibber

كذاب

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[ˈmɛn.daːks]

Étymologie (Anglais)

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *mend- (“to fault”), whence also mendum and menda, plus -āx. Original meaning was "faulty" and was shifted towards "deceitful" under the influence of mentior (“I lie”).