falsity

== English == === Etymology === Corresponding to false +‎ -ity. From Middle French fausseté, Old French falseté, from Late Latin falsitas, from Latin falsus. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɔːl.sɪ.ti/, /ˈfɒl.sɪ.ti/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔl.sɪ.ti/, /ˈfɑl.sɪ.ti/, [ˈfɑl.sɪ.ɾi] (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈfɒl.sɪ.ti/, [ˈfɔɫ.sɪ.ɾi], [ˈfɒʊ.sɪ.ɾi] === Noun === falsity (countable and uncountable, plural falsities) (countable) Something that is false; an untrue assertion. (uncountable) The characteristic of being untrue. ==== 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 ==== See also Thesaurus:falsehood fabrication falsehood falseness fiction (intentionally false statement): lie untruth ==== Antonyms ==== truth verity ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Noah Webster (1828), “falsity”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume I (A–I), New York, N.Y.: […] S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe […], →OCLC. “falsity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “falsity”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989) Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)