falsity

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falsity

/ˈfɔːl.sɪ.ti/ UK
/ˈfɒl.sɪ.ti/ UK
/ˈfɔl.sɪ.ti/ US
/ˈfɑl.sɪ.ti/ US
[ˈfɑl.sɪ.ɾi] US
/ˈfɒl.sɪ.ti/ Australia, New Zealand
[ˈfɔɫ.sɪ.ɾi] Australia, New Zealand
[ˈfɒʊ.sɪ.ɾi] Australia, New Zealand

Where it comes from

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

noun falsities

countable Something that is false; an untrue assertion. The belief that the world is flat is a falsity.
Similar: lie
uncountable The characteristic of being untrue. The falsity of that statement is easily proven.

Similar: fabrication, falsehood, falseness, fiction, untruth · Opposite: truth, verity

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noun

Similar: fabrication, falsehood, falseness, fiction, untruth · Opposite: truth, verity

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noun untrue assertion

Español	falsedad
Français	fausseté
Deutsch	Unwahrkeit, Unrichtigkeit
Română	falsitate, neadevăr

noun characteristic of being untrue

Español	falsedad
Français	fausseté
Deutsch	Unwahrkeit, Unrichtigkeit, Falschheit
Română	necinste, falsitate

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@misc{falsity_2026,
  title = {falsity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/falsity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}