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View usage for: falsity in British English (ˈfɔːlsɪtɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ties1. the state of being false or untrue 2. something false; a lie or deception falsity in American English (ˈfɔlsəti) noun1. the condition or quality of being false ; specif., 2. Word forms: plural ˈfalsities something false; esp., a lie Word origin ME falsete < OFr < L falsitasExamples of 'falsity' in a sentencefalsity It was as though the impact of what she said, the sheer rotten falsity of it, had lifted me out of my seat like a powerful ramrod.We have an alloy whose falsity can be detected only by the most sophisticated tests.Before we vote your petition, yes or no, we must explicate the nature of this falsity.And it is this very falsity that most offends those of us who have left. Synonyms of 'falsity'untruth, deceit, dishonesty, inaccuracy lie, fraud, cheating, deception More Synonyms of falsity Definition the state of being false with no clear knowledge of the truth or falsity of the issues involved Synonyms inaccuracy unreality fraudulence deceptiveness Definition a lie deducing a falsity from two truisms Synonyms cheating porky (British, slang) pork pie (British, slang) Additional synonymsDefinition behaviour intended to deceive The suspect was found guilty of theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale. Synonyms lying, fraud, cheating, deception, hypocrisy, cunning, pretence, treachery, dishonesty, guile, artifice, trickery, misrepresentation, duplicity, subterfuge, feint, double-dealing, chicanery, wile, dissimulation, craftiness, imposture, fraudulence, slyness, deceitfulness, underhandedness Definition the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception. Synonyms trickery, fraud, deceit, hypocrisy, cunning, treachery, guile, duplicity, insincerity, legerdemain, dissimulation, craftiness, fraudulence, deceitfulness, deceptiveness Definition something that deceives You've been the victim of a rather cruel deception. Synonyms trick, lie, fraud, cheat, bluff, sham, snare, hoax, decoy, ruse, artifice, subterfuge, canard, feint, stratagem, porky (British, slang), pork pie (British, slang), wile, hokum (slang, US, Canadian), leg-pull (British, informal), imposture, snow job (slang, US, Canadian), fastie (Australian, slang) - falsetto
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