Definitions for falsefɔls

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

false*fɔls(adj.; adv.)fals•er, fals•est

  1. (adj.)not true or correct; erroneous; wrong:

    a false statement.

  2. uttering or declaring what is untrue; lying:

    a false witness.

  3. not faithful or loyal; treacherous; hypocritical:

    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. Biol. having a superficial resemblance to something that properly bears the name:

    the false acacia.

    Category: Biology

  9. not properly, accurately, or honestly made, done, or adjusted:

    a false balance.

  10. inaccurate in pitch, as a musical note.

  11. (adv.)dishonestly; faithlessly; treacherously.

Idioms for false:

  1. play someone false,to betray or mislead someone.

    Category: Idiom

* Syn: 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 usu. 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 and paper money.

Origin of false:

bef. 1000; ME, OE fals < L falsus, ptp. of fallere to deceive

false′ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. false(adj)

    not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

    "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery"

  2. false, mistaken(adj)

    arising from error

    "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation"

  3. false(adj)

    erroneous and usually accidental

    "a false start"; "a false alarm"

  4. false(adj)

    deliberately deceptive

    "false pretenses"

  5. delusive, false(adj)

    inappropriate to reality or facts

    "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes"

  6. fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated(adj)

    not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

    "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"

  7. false(adj)

    designed to deceive

    "a suitcase with a false bottom"

  8. false, off-key, sour(adj)

    inaccurate in pitch

    "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key"

  9. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham(adj)

    adopted in order to deceive

    "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"

  10. false, untrue(adverb)

    (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful

    "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue"

  11. faithlessly, traitorously, treacherously, treasonably, false(adverb)

    in a disloyal and faithless manner

    "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. false(adjective)ɔls

    not true

    a false statement; false advertising; The charges turned out to be false.

  2. falseɔls

    not real; = fake

    false documents; false eyelashes

  3. falseɔls

    based on incorrect information

    The news report gave us false hope.; a false impression of the size of the building

  4. falseɔls

    not sincere

    false words

  5. falseɔls

    using deliberately untrue information

    They took my money under false pretenses.

Wiktionary

  1. false(Adjective)

    Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.

  2. false(Adjective)

    Based on factually incorrect premises: false legislation

  3. false(Adjective)

    Spurious, artificial (as in false teeth).

  4. false(Adjective)

    A state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.

  5. Origin: From false, from fals, from falsus, perfect passive participle of fallo. Uncommon before the 12 century, the word was reinforced in Middle English by fals (compare faus), eventually displacing native les, lese, from leas; See lease, leasing.

Webster Dictionary

  1. False(u)

    uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness

  2. False(u)

    not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises

  3. False(u)

    not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement

  4. False(u)

    not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry

  5. False(u)

    not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as, a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar

  6. False(u)

    not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental

  7. False(u)

    not in tune

  8. False(adverb)

    not truly; not honestly; falsely

  9. False(adj)

    to report falsely; to falsify

  10. False(adj)

    to betray; to falsify

  11. False(adj)

    to mislead by want of truth; to deceive

  12. False(adj)

    to feign; to pretend to make


Translations for false

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

false(adjective)

not true; not correct

He made a false statement to the police.

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