falseness
/'fɔ:lsnis/
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Definition
Noun: 1. The quality of being untrue, incorrect, or not genuine: The state or condition of lacking truth, accuracy, or authenticity. 2. The quality of being deceitful or hypocritical: The characteristic of being insincere, dishonest, or deliberately misleading in one's actions or statements. 3. Unfaithfulness or treachery: The state of being unreliable or disloyal, often involving a betrayal of trust.
Usage and Examples
- Referring to incorrectness or lack of truth:
- The falseness of the statement was quickly exposed by the evidence.
- He was troubled by the falseness of the historical account.
- Referring to deceitful character or hypocrisy:
- She could not tolerate the falseness of his flattery.
- His smile was full of falseness, hiding his true intentions.
- Referring to unfaithfulness:
- The falseness of his ally led to the plan's failure.
- She felt a deep hurt from his falseness.
Advanced Usage
- In philosophical or logical contexts: Used to discuss the property of a proposition being false.
- The debate centered on the truth or falseness of the basic premise.
- In character assessment: Often used to describe a perceived inauthenticity in a person's demeanor.
- There was a certain falseness in his cheerful manner that made her suspicious.
Variants and Related Words
- False (adj): Not true or correct; not genuine; intended to deceive.
- a false accusation
- Falsity (n): Often interchangeable with 'falseness,' particularly for the state of being false or untrue.
- the falsity of the claim
- Falsify (v): To alter information so as to mislead; to prove something to be false.
- to falsify records
- Falsification (n): The action of falsifying.
- data falsification
Synonyms
- Untruthfulness: The quality of not telling the truth.
- Deceitfulness: The action or practice of deceiving someone.
- Duplicity: Double-dealing; deceitfulness.
- Hypocrisy: The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform.
- Inauthenticity: The quality of not being genuine or real.
- Treachery: Betrayal of trust.
Antonyms
- Truthfulness: The quality of being honest and telling the truth.
- Sincerity: The quality of being free from pretense, deceit, or hypocrisy.
- Genuineness: The quality of being truly what something is said to be; authenticity.
- Fidelity: Faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support.
- Accuracy: The quality or state of being correct or precise.
Noun
- the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
- unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous
- the state of being false or untrue
- argument could not determine its truth or falsity