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falsehearted

falsehearted

1 8.0
A person who is not loyal or honest and who breaks trust
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɔlsˌhɑrtɪd/
  • Offensive
: falso
  • He smiled at her with a falsehearted charm, masking his true intentions.

Examples

  • Her falsehearted promises of support left him feeling betrayed and alone.

  • For about a day, in a short-lived fit of post-drunken humility, she would allow Sasha to use her desk to study English and welcome Sasha's school friends with falsehearted warmth if they stopped by to visit.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • They soon realized that his falsehearted affection was just a ploy to gain their trust.

Synonyms

dishonest
vsfalsehearted
128 2.5

Likely to lie or cheat to get something for yourself

focuses more on disloyalty and insincere devotion than on personal gain
false
vsfalsehearted
  • Offensive
19 2.9

Not loyal and betrays people who trust them

includes deceit or insincerity as well as simple disloyalty
faithless
vsfalsehearted
13 5.6

Not loyal and likely to betray people who trust them

suggests deeper deceit and lack of sincere feeling beyond disloyalty
unfaithful
vsfalsehearted
3 4.9

Acting in a way that betrays people who trust you

emphasizes deceit and deliberate insincerity rather than single betrayal acts
perfidious
vsfalsehearted
  • Formal
2 9.2

Likely to betray someone's trust by lying or cheating

covers general insincerity or unfaithfulness as well as planned betrayal
untrue
vsfalsehearted
2 3.4

Not loyal to a person you trust

highlights active deceit and false sincerity more than mere unreliability

Antonyms

loyal
466 1.0

Always supporting a person or group, especially in hard times

sincere
236 2.5

Being honest and showing what you really feel

How Loyal

devoted
185 3.4
faithful
163 1.8
loyal
466 1.0
disloyal
30 4.2
falsehearted
  • Offensive
1 8.0
treacherous
29 7.1

Surface Forms

falsehearted positive

Morphology

falsehearted = false + hearted (transparent) = false + heart + ed

The meaning is directly derived from the compound 'false' + 'hearted' (i.e., having a false heart), and '-hearted' is a regular adjective-forming element.

Etymology

The word falsehearted comes from two parts: false meaning 'not true' and heart meaning 'feelings' or 'courage'. So a falsehearted person has a 'false heart'—they may seem warm but are not loyal or sincere.