Falsity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɔːl.sɪ.ti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Falsity is a noun meaning (countable) Something that is false; an untrue assertion.
Meaning
(countable) Something that is false; an untrue assertion.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) The characteristic of being untrue.
Example Sentences
The belief that the world is flat is a falsity.
The falsity of that statement is easily proven.
The Party intellectual knows in which direction his memories must be altered; he therefore knows that he is playing tricks with reality; but by the exercise of DOUBLETHINK he also satisfies himself that reality is not violated. The process has to be conscious, or it would not be carried out with sufficient precision, but it also has to be unconscious, or it would bring with it a feeling of falsity and hence of guilt.
Word Forms
- falsities
Synonyms for falsity
Depending on context, synonyms include fabrication, falsehood, falseness, fiction, lie, untruth.
Antonyms for falsity
Common opposites include truth, verity.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include falseness, falsehood, untruth, inaccuracy, untruthiness, nontruth.
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