Definitions for false
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

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1. false(Adjective)

   Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.

   Etymology: 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.

2. false(Adjective)

   Based on factually incorrect premises: false legislation

   Etymology: 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.

3. false(Adjective)

   Spurious, artificial (as in false teeth).

   Etymology: 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.

4. false(Adjective)

   A state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.

   Etymology: 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(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. False

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

   Etymology: [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See Fail, Fall.]

2. False

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

   Etymology: [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See Fail, Fall.]

3. False

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

   Etymology: [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See Fail, Fall.]

4. False

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

   Etymology: [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See Fail, Fall.]

5. False

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

   Etymology: [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See Fail, Fall.]

6. False

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

   Etymology: [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See Fail, Fall.]

7. False

   not in tune

   Etymology: [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See Fail, Fall.]

8. False(adverb)

   not truly; not honestly; falsely

   Etymology: [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See Fail, Fall.]

9. False(adj)

   to report falsely; to falsify

   Etymology: [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See Fail, Fall.]

10. False(adj)

    to betray; to falsify

    Etymology: [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See Fail, Fall.]

11. False(adj)

    to mislead by want of truth; to deceive

    Etymology: [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See Fail, Fall.]

12. False(adj)

    to feign; to pretend to make

    Etymology: [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See Fail, Fall.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. FALSE

   FALSE is an esoteric programming language designed by Wouter van Oortmerssen in 1993, named after his favorite Boolean value. It is a small Forth-like stack-oriented language, with syntax designed to make the code inherently obfuscated, confusing, and unreadable. It is also noteworthy for having a compiler of only 1024 bytes. According to Van Oortmerssen, FALSE provided the inspiration for various well-known esoteric languages, including brainfuck and Befunge. FALSE is notably more tractable than most esoteric programming languages. The fundamental operations that it provides are reasonably sensible, and there is no gratuitous complexity. In these respects it stands in strong contrast to the behemoths Intercal and Malbolge. The difficulty of programming in FALSE comes mostly from the low-level nature of the language, which has the feel of a Forth-like assembly language. The remainder of the language's awkwardness comes from the concise punctuation-based syntax, which many people find more difficult than a more conventional word-based syntax. The language features basic arithmetic and logical operations, variables, subroutines, control flow statements, and input/output operations. FALSE operations are done using a stack. Its structure is largely based on the Forth programming language.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. False

   fawls, adj. deceptive or deceiving: untruthful: unfaithful to obligations: untrue: not genuine or real, counterfeit: hypocritical: not well founded, or not according to rule: artificial, as opposed to natural, of teeth, &c.—adv. incorrectly: faithlessly.—n. (Shak.) falsehood: untruth.—v.t. (Shak.) to betray.—ns. False conception, a uterine growth consisting of some degenerate mass instead of a fœtus; False′face, a mask.—adjs. False′-faced (Shak.), hypocritical; False′-heart′ed, treacherous, deceitful.—n. False′hood, state or quality of being false: want of truth: want of honesty: deceitfulness: false appearance: an untrue statement: a lie.—adv. False′ly.—ns. False′ness; Fals′er (Spens.), a deceiver, a liar.—adjs. Falsid′ical, deceptive; Fals′ish, somewhat false.—ns. Fals′ism, a self-evident falsity; Fals′ity, quality of being false: a false assertion.—Play one false, to act falsely or treacherously to a person; Put in a false position, to bring any one into a position in which he must be misunderstood. [O. Fr. fals (mod. faux)—L. falsus, pa.p. of fallĕre, to deceive.]

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1. false

   The false symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the false symbol and its characteristic.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'false' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2812

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'false' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3369

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'false' in Adjectives Frequency: #373

Anagrams for false »

1. leafs

2. fleas

How to pronounce false?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of false in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of false in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of false in a Sentence

1. Joe Manchin:

   The most dangerous, the most troubling to me, is the false claim that the President can do no wrong, that he is above the law and if it's good for the reelection of the President that it's good for our country. That is simply preposterous.

2. California Gov. Jerry Brown:

   What he said is absolutely false, over 90% of the scientists who deal with climate are absolutely convinced that the humans' activity, industrial activity ... are building up in the atmosphere, they're heat trapping, and they're causing not just one drought in California but severe storms and cold on the East Coast.

3. Pat Toomey:

   When we see protesters out in the streets, making outrageous statements, slandering our police officers, propagating absurd and false narrative about these brave men and women who protect us, I can understand how that can be demoralizing for the police officers who have to watch that happen, but I want you to know: Those protesters don't speak for America.

4. Renae A. Sauter:

   If you truly want the Universe to support you in becoming all you can be; be prepared for having any false supports removed from your life; leaving you standing as the warrior that you are.

5. Justin Fairfax:

   I deny this latest unsubstantiated allegation. It is demonstrably false. I have never forced Justin Fairfax on anyone ever, i demand a full investigation into these unsubstantiated and false allegations.

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