falsity
- noun
- /ˈfɔːl.sɪ.ti/
- Yet the truth or falsity of such a conclusion can scarcely be supported by the evidence.
- truth or falsity
- falsity of belief
How would you observe the truth or falsity of the sentence?
- How would you observe the truth or falsity of the sentence?
- Truth and falsity are not mere universals.
- In my mind, false prophet is someone who's spreading lies and rumors and falsities.
- But eventually it became the best tool for disconfirmation, for getting rid of falsity, for spotting bad ideas.
- The concept that you're going to buy your way to happiness is the biggest falsity in human society, and we must stop doing that.
- A truth and a falsity in actions, right?
- Like it almost always has falsity and truth combined and in very odd ways that leave you kind of not clear which aspect is truthful and which aspect is false, right?
Examples
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The concept that you're going to buy your way to happiness is the biggest falsity in human society, and we must stop doing that.
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The journalist uncovered the falsity behind the politician's claims.
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A truth and a falsity in actions, right?
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We have truth, we have falsity, we have truth or post truth.
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So where do we get this falsity or confusion from?
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How would you observe the truth or falsity of the sentence?
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The Point Four program will be one of our principal ways of demonstrating the complete falsity of that charge.
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And we've had the concept of falsity in journalism for many years and decades prior to today.
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The contemporary success of Asian countries in cultural and economic fields demonstrates the falsity of colonial inferiority.
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Black professionals such as Walden proved the falsity of the presumption of black inferiority.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
A false statement told to trick someone
A statement that is not true
A false story made to trick people
A mistake in information or measurement
A false statement
A way of speaking or acting that is not true
A state of being not correct based on facts
The state of being wrong or not matching the facts
A quality that comes from wrong ideas or bad thinking
A wrong idea or reason that is not logical
A false statement used as evidence in law or argument
The state of being not real or true
The state of being fake and trying to trick people
A quality of being made up and not real that people sometimes use to trick others
A state of being wrong
Antonyms
How False
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word falsity comes from the simple word false, which goes back to Latin falsus meaning 'deceived' or 'not true'. So falsity is the state of being 'not true', used for a false statement or untrue claim.