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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
false    Audio Help   [fawls] Pronunciation Key adjective, fals·er, fals·est, adverb
–adjective
1.not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
2.uttering or declaring what is untrue: a false witness.
3.not faithful or loyal; treacherous: a false friend.
4.tending to deceive or mislead; deceptive: a false impression.
5.not genuine; counterfeit.
6.based on mistaken, erroneous, or inconsistent impressions, ideas, or facts: false pride.
7.used as a substitute or supplement, esp. temporarily: false supports for a bridge.
8.Biology. having a superficial resemblance to something that properly bears the name: the false acacia.
9.not properly, accurately, or honestly made, done, or adjusted: a false balance.
10.inaccurate in pitch, as a musical note.
–adverb
11.dishonestly; faithlessly; treacherously: Did he speak false against me?
—Idiom
12.play someone false, to betray someone; be treacherous or faithless.
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME, OE fals < L falsus feigned, false, orig. ptp. of fallere to deceive; reinforced by or reborrowed from AF, OF fals, fem. false < L]

—Related forms
falsely, adverb
falseness, noun

—Synonyms 1. mistaken, incorrect, wrong, untrue. 2. untruthful, lying, mendacious. 3. insincere, hypocritical, disingenuous, disloyal, unfaithful, inconstant, perfidious, traitorous. 4. misleading, fallacious. 5. artificial, spurious, bogus, forged. False, sham, counterfeit agree in referring to something that is not genuine. False is used mainly of imitations of concrete objects; it sometimes implies an intent to deceive: false teeth; false hair. Sham is rarely used of concrete objects and usually has the suggestion of intent to deceive: sham title; sham tears. Counterfeit always has the implication of cheating; it is used particularly of spurious imitation of coins, paper money, etc.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  faithlessness
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  Betrayal, especially of a moral obligation.
Synonyms:  disloyalty, false-heartedness, falsity, infidelity, perfidiousness, perfidy, traitorousness, treacherousness, treachery, unfaithfulness
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  fallacy
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  An erroneous or false idea.
Synonyms:  erroneousness, error, falsehood, falsity, untruth
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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