Falsity — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

noun /ˈfȯl-sə-tē/ fal·si·ty

Meaning & Definition of Falsity

Falsity (noun)

  1. something false, lie
  2. the quality or state of being false

Falsity (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. a false idea or belief

    "a papal letter condemning secularism and other movements that the church considered to be falsities of the modern age"

    similar: delusion, error, fallacy, falsehood, hallucination, illusion, misbelief, misconception, myth, old wives' tale, untruth
    related: factoid, superstition, fiction, pretense, distortion, inaccuracy, misapprehension, miscomprehension, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misperception, misunderstanding, misinformation, misknowledge, misreport, misrepresentation, misstatement, sophism, sophistry, fib, half-truth, lie, story, tale
    opposite: truth, verity

  2. a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive

    "when questioned by his parents about his drug use, the teenager told one blatant falsity after another"

    similar: fable, fabrication, fairy tale, falsehood, fib, lie, mendacity, prevarication, story, tale, taradiddle, untruth, whopper
    related: distortion, exaggeration, half-truth, ambiguity, equivocation, obliquity, defamation, libel, slander, perjury, bluff, fiction, pose, pretense, humbug, jive, nonsense, canard, fallacy, misconception, myth, falsification, misinformation, misreport, misrepresentation, misstatement, deceit, deceitfulness, dishonesty, duplicity, fraudulence
    opposite: truth
    near: fact, truism, verity, honesty, truthfulness, veracity, authentication, confirmation, substantiation, validation, verification

  3. lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife

    "the falsity of Guinevere usually figures prominently in medieval and modern tellings of the legend of King Arthur"

    similar: disloyalty, faithlessness, falseness, inconstancy, infidelity, perfidiousness, perfidy, unfaithfulness
    related: adultery, betrayal, double cross, double-dealing, duplicity, sellout, treachery, treason, deceit, deception, lying
    opposite: allegiance, constancy, devotedness, devotion, faith, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty
    near: staunchness, steadfastness, dependability, reliability, honesty, trustworthiness

  4. the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another

    "despite being offered a fortune to spill the president's secrets, the trusted aide declared that he'd sooner die than be guilty of such falsity"

    similar: backstabbing, betrayal, business, disloyalty, double cross, faithlessness, falseness, infidelity, perfidy, sellout, treachery, treason, two-timing, unfaithfulness
    related: abandonment, desertion, deceit, deception, double-dealing, duplicity, guile, two-facedness, fraud, informing, lying, snitching, talebearing, trickery
    opposite: allegiance, devotion, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty, staunchness, steadfastness
    near: dependability, reliability, trustworthiness, defense, protection, safeguard, shield

  5. the quality or state of being false

    "the falsity of Columbus's estimate of the earth's circumference was pretty much demonstrated when he made a head-on collision with the western hemisphere"

    similar: erroneousness, fallaciousness, fallacy, falsehood, falseness, untruth
    related: speciousness, spuriousness, deception, deceptiveness, delusion, inaccuracy, incorrectness, dishonesty, mendaciousness, mendacity, untruthfulness
    opposite: truth, verity
    near: accuracy, actuality, correctness, factuality, factualness, genuineness, credibility, honesty, trustworthiness, truthfulness, veracity

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Falsity

The most common words with a similar meaning to Falsity:

delusion, error, fallacy, falsehood, hallucination, illusion, misbelief, misconception, myth, old wives' tale, untruth, fable, fabrication, fairy tale, fib, lie, mendacity, prevarication, story, tale, taradiddle, whopper, disloyalty, faithlessness, falseness, inconstancy, infidelity, perfidiousness, perfidy, unfaithfulness, backstabbing, betrayal, business, double cross, sellout, treachery, treason, two-timing, erroneousness, fallaciousness

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Falsity

Words with the opposite meaning of Falsity:

truth, verity, allegiance, constancy, devotedness, devotion, faith, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty, staunchness, steadfastness

Related Words for Falsity

factoid, superstition, fiction, pretense, distortion, inaccuracy, misapprehension, miscomprehension, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misperception, misunderstanding, misinformation, misknowledge, misreport, misrepresentation, misstatement, sophism, sophistry, half-truth, exaggeration, ambiguity, equivocation, obliquity, defamation, libel, slander, perjury, bluff, pose

Near Antonyms of Falsity

fact, truism, honesty, truthfulness, veracity, authentication, confirmation, substantiation, validation, verification, dependability, reliability, trustworthiness, defense, protection, safeguard, shield, accuracy, actuality, correctness, factuality, factualness, genuineness, credibility

Word Forms of Falsity

Inflections: falsities

Origin & Etymology of Falsity

First known use: 13th century

Frequently Asked Questions about Falsity

What does "Falsity" mean?

"Falsity" means something false, lie. As a noun, it is defined as: something false, lie. It has 5 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Falsity"?

Other words for "Falsity" include delusion, error, fallacy, falsehood, hallucination, illusion, misbelief and misconception. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Falsity" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Falsity"?

There are 99 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Falsity". Common alternatives include delusion, error, fallacy, falsehood, hallucination, illusion, misbelief, misconception, myth and old wives' tale.

What is the opposite of "Falsity"?

Antonyms of "Falsity" include truth, verity, allegiance, constancy, devotedness, devotion, faith and faithfulness. Near antonyms include fact, truism, honesty and truthfulness.

How do you use "Falsity" in a sentence?

Examples of "Falsity" in a sentence: "a papal letter condemning secularism and other movements that the church considered to be falsities of the modern age"; "when questioned by his parents about his drug use, the teenager told one blatant falsity after another"; "the falsity of Guinevere usually figures prominently in medieval and modern tellings of the legend of King Arthur".

Is "Falsity" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Falsity" is a noun.

How do you pronounce "Falsity"?

"Falsity" is pronounced /ˈfȯl-sə-tē/ and divided into syllables as fal·si·ty.

What is the origin of the word "Falsity"?

First known use: 13th century.