falsity

Meaning

1. (countable) Something that is false; an untrue assertion.
2. (uncountable) The characteristic of being untrue.

Synonyms

falseness

falsehood

betrayal

disloyalty

infidelity

untruth

insincerity

deceit

lie

fallacy

error

fraud

mistake

distortion

misleading

misstatement

perfidy

pretense

prevarication

treachery

unfaithfulness

unreality

untruthfulness

wrongdoing

wrongness

mistruth

crookedness

deceitfulness

disaffection

dishonesty

duplicity

exaggeration

faithlessness

fallaciousness

fib

groundlessness

guile

hypocrisy

mendacity

Translations

fausseté

falsedad

falsidade

falsedat

falsità

mentira

mensonge

Falschheit

errore

menterie

mentida

زُور

Irrtum

زَيْف

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɔːl.sɪ.ti/

Etymology

Corresponding to false + -ity. From Middle French fausseté, Old French falseté, from Late Latin falsitas, from Latin falsus.