falsity Definition
fal·sity (fôl′sə tē)
noun
- the condition or quality of being false; specif.,
- incorrectness
- dishonesty
- deceitfulness
- disloyalty
- pl. -·ties something false; esp., a lie
Etymology: ME falsete < OFr < L falsitas
falsity Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- statement: The truth or falsity of a statement is an " objective " matter.
- claim: Lord Shore demonstrates the falsity of the claim that the euro is an economic decision only.
- proposition: Briefly stated, it goes thus: We have no means of knowing with complete certainty the truth or falsity of any proposition.
- allegation: Effects on the Family The damage did not stop after the falsity of the allegations was exposed in Court.
- idea: Cynthia Ozick furiously points out the sentimentality and falsity of this idea in her essay ' Who Owns Anne Frank?
- terror-levels: The last time I focused on the falsity of the terror-levels, post-9/11, when the UK was not high on the terrorist agenda.
Converse of object
- expose: In particular they often expose the falsity of claims by Soviet historians that the Bolsheviks were responsible for some strike or demonstration.
- demonstrate: Lord Shore demonstrates the falsity of the claim that the euro is an economic decision only.
- show: The novel shows the falsity of his public image in order to demonstrate the fallacy of the doctrines he pretends to hold.
- see: If you start styling, you see the falsity in it.
- prove: Given that plaintiffs must prove falsity, malice, and loss, actions in malicious falsehood are perhaps less likely to chill political speech.
- reveal: There is yet a further point which reveals the falsity of the pro-vivisectionist argument.
Adjective modifier
utter: This museum is full of proofs of the utter falsity of their views.
Browse dictionary entries near falsity
- ‹ falsify
- ‹ falsifiable
- ‹ falsies
- ‹ falsetto
- ‹ falsely
- ‹ falsehood
- ‹ falsehearted
- ‹ falseface
- ‹ false teeth
- ‹ false step
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