Definitions

falsity

[fawl-si-tee] / ˈfɔl sɪ ti /

NOUN

dishonesty, deception

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deceit duplicity falsehood inaccuracy insincerity mendacity

STRONG

canard cheating deceptiveness disingenuousness double-dealing erroneousness error faithlessness fake fallacy fib fraud fraudulence hypocrisy infidelity lie misrepresentation perfidiousness perfidy prevarication sham story tale treachery unfaithfulness unreality untruth

WEAK

uncandidness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

honesty truth

STRONG

certainty constancy faithfulness fidelity forthrightness loyalty reality right

WEAK

truthfulness

Example Sentences

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But we should also be on guard for its fellow travelers: Falsity, the opposite of truth, and foolishness, the opposite of wisdom.

From Fox News • Mar. 24, 2020

Falsity is worse than ignorance since it can lead us so quickly to disaster.

From Fox News • Mar. 24, 2020

Next week’s results: Falsity Is Job One, or Faux-Wheel Drive, our contest for bogus trivia about cars and the automotive world.

From Washington Post

Similar farthing, but reverse, combustibles intermixed with labels issuing from a globe marked "Fraternity"; the labels inscribed "Regicide," "Robbery," "Falsity," "Requisition"; legend, "French Reforms, 1797"; near by, a church with flag, on it a cross.

From The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 by Paine, Thomas

Falsity from evil is powerless because truth from good is the source of all power, and in falsity from evil there is nothing of truth from good.

From Heaven and its Wonders and Hell by Ager, John

falsity

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