English noun: falsity |
1. | falsity (state) the state of being false or untrue |
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| Samples | Argument could not determine its truth or falsity.
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| Synonyms | falseness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | irreality, unreality |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | spuriousness |
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| Antonyms | the true, trueness, verity, truth |
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2. | falsity (communication) a false statement |
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| Synonyms | falsehood, untruth |
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| Broader (hypernym) | statement |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | contradiction, contradiction in terms, deceit, deception, dodge, dodging, fable, fabrication, fiction, lie, misrepresentation, prevarication, scheme |
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| Antonyms | true statement, truth |
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