falseness

== English == === Etymology === From false +‎ -ness. === Pronunciation === === Noun === falseness (countable and uncountable, plural falsenesses) The characteristic of being false. ==== Usage notes ==== Falsehood, Falseness, Falsity; untruth, fabrication, fiction. Instances may be quoted in abundance from old authors to show that the first three words are often strictly synonymous; but the modern tendency has been decidedly in favor of separating them, falsehood standing for the concrete thing, an intentional lie; falseness, for the quality of being guiltily false or treacherous: as, he is justly despised for his falseness to his oath; and falsity, for the quality of being false without blame: as, the falsity of reasoning. — The Century Dictionary, 1911. ==== Synonyms ==== fabrication falsehood, falsity fiction untruth See also Thesaurus:falsehood ==== Translations ====