falsity

noun

fal·​si·​ty ˈfȯl-sə-tē How to pronounce falsity (audio)
plural falsities
Synonyms of falsitynext
1
: something false : lie
2
: the quality or state of being false

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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
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Outrage and falsity One thing is becoming clear. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026 What’s at stake in this study is more than the truth or falsity of Foucault’s account of modern incarceration. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025 This revealed the falsity of the situation. — Heidi Kleinsmith Salter, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2025 In real life or onscreen, the most glorious wigs in 2025 were the ones that called attention to that falsity rather than trying to blend into normality. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for falsity

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of falsity was in the 13th century

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falsity

noun
fal·​si·​ty ˈfȯl-sət-ē How to pronounce falsity (audio)
plural falsities
1
: something false : lie
2
: the quality or state of being false

Legal Definition

falsity

noun
fal·​si·​ty ˈfȯl-sə-tē How to pronounce falsity (audio)
plural falsities
1
: something false
2
: the quality or state of being false
did not establish the falsity of the statement

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