Definitions of false [ɔls]

Translate false to

Definition of 'false'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

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

2.  false
uttering or declaring what is untrue; lying:
a false witness.

3.  false
not faithful or loyal; treacherous; hypocritical:
a false friend.

4.  false
tending to deceive or mislead; deceptive:
a false impression.

5.  false
not genuine; counterfeit.

6.  false
based on mistaken, erroneous, or inconsistent impressions, ideas, or facts:
false pride.

7.  false
used as a substitute or supplement, esp. temporarily:
false supports for a bridge.

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

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

10.  false
inaccurate in pitch, as a musical note.

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

Definition of 'false'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) false
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
"gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery"

2. (adj) false, mistaken
arising from error
"a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation"

3. (adj) false
erroneous and usually accidental
"a false start"; "a false alarm"

4. (adj) false
deliberately deceptive
"false pretenses"

5. (adj) delusive, false
inappropriate to reality or facts
"delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes"

6. (adj) fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated
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. (adj) false
designed to deceive
"a suitcase with a false bottom"

8. (adj) false, off-key, sour
inaccurate in pitch
"a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key"

9. (adj) assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham
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. (adverb) false, untrue
(used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful
"a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue"

11. (adverb) faithlessly, traitorously, treacherously, treasonably, false
in a disloyal and faithless manner
"he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false"

Definition of 'false'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) false
not true
a false statement; false advertising; The charges turned out to be false.

2.  false
not real; = fake
false documents; false eyelashes

3.  false
based on incorrect information
The news report gave us false hope.; a false impression of the size of the building

4.  false
not sincere
false words

5.  false
under/on false pretenses
using deliberately untrue information
They took my money under false pretenses.

Definition of 'false'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) false
to report falsely; to falsify

2. (adj) false
to betray; to falsify

3. (adj) false
to mislead by want of truth; to deceive

4. (adj) false
to feign; to pretend to make

5. (adverb) false
not truly; not honestly; falsely

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

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

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

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

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

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

12.  false
not in tune

Translation of 'false'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: not true; not correct He made a false statement to the police.
Afrikaans: vals, verkeerd, onwaar	Arabic: كاذِب	Bulgarian: неверен
Brazilian: falso	Czech: klamný, špatný	German: falsch
Danish: falsk; ukorrekt	Greek: ψεύτικος, αναληθής	Spanish: falso
Estonian: vale	Farsi: دروغ؛ اشتباه	Finnish: virheellinen
French: faux	Hebrew: כּוֹזֵב	Hindi: झूठा
Croatian: lažan, netočan	Hungarian: valótlan	Indonesian: tidak benar
Icelandic: ósannur, rangur	Italian: falso	Japanese: 間違った
Korean: 옳지 않은	Lithuanian: klaidingas, neteisingas	Latvian: nepareizs
Malay: tidak benar	Dutch: vals	Norwegian: falsk, feilaktig, usann
Polish: fałszywy	Persian: دروغ؛ اشتباه	Pashto: غلط، خائن، درغل، بى وفا،
Portuguese: falso	Romanian: fals	Russian: ложный
Slovak: falošný	Slovenian: lažen	Serbian: lažan
Swedish: falsk, osann	Thai: เท็จ	Turkish: yalan, yanlış
Taiwanese: 不真實的	Ukrainian: хибний, помилковий	Urdu: غلط
Vietnamese: sai; nhầm	Chinese: 不真实的
Get even more *translations for false...*