Synonyms for falsity
Definitions
- n. 1
Something that is false; an untrue assertion.
The belief that the world is flat is a falsity.
Forms
- Plural
- falsities → falsehoods, untruths, deceits, errors…
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Falsity denotes the state or quality of being false. The falsity of a person's assertion may be proved by the evidence of others and thus the charge of falsehood be fastened upon him.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- fabrication Even if it's not true, it's a brilliant fabrication.
- deceit He acquired a great fortune by using deceit and treachery.
- falsehood It is difficult to distinguish truth from falsehood.
- lie Such an honest man as John cannot have told a lie.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| falsity | steady | |
| fabrication | falling | |
| deceit | rising | |
| falsehood | steady | |
| untruth | steady | |
| lie | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lie1
- 4 letters
- idol2
- 5 letters
- wrong1, error2
- 6 letters
- deceit2
- 7 letters
- fiction2, untruth2
- 9 letters
- falsehood2, falseness
- 10 letters
- spuriosity
- 11 letters
- fabrication4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idol2 = 2 syllables).