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false definition
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Grep of noun false bearing false witness blue false indigo california false morel false alarm false alumroot false asphodel false azalea false baby's breath false beachdrops false belief false bittersweet false bracken false buckthorn false bugbane false calyx false chamomile false deathcap false dogwood false dragon head false dragonhead false face false foxglove false fruit false garlic false gavial false glottis false goatsbeard false gromwell false hair false heather false hellebore false imprisonment false indigo false labor false lily of the valley false lupine false mallow false mildew false mistletoe false miterwort false mitrewort false morel false name false nettle false oat false pimpernel false pregnancy false pretence false pretense false ragweed false return false rue false rue anemone false saber-toothed tiger false saffron false sago false sarsaparilla false scorpion false smut false statement false tamarisk false teeth false topaz false truffle false vampire false vampire bat false verdict false vocal cord false vocal fold false wintergreen false witness falsehood falseness falsetto red false mallow saddled-shaped false morel scentless false camomile sweet false chamomile white false indigo Overview of adj false The adj false has 10 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (9) false -- (not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery") 2. (1) false, mistaken -- (arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation") 3. false -- (erroneous and usually accidental; "a false start"; "a false alarm") 4. false, hollow -- (deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses") 5. delusive, false -- (inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes") 6. fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated -- (not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated aligator hide") 7. false -- (designed to deceive; "a suitcase with a false bottom") 8. false, off-key, sour -- (inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key") 9. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on sham -- (adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty") 10. false, untrue -- ((used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend; "when lovers prove untrue") Overview of adv false The adv false has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. faithlessly, traitorously, treacherously, treasonably, false -- (in a disloyal and faithless manner; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false") Antonyms of adj false 10 senses of false Sense 1 false (vs. true) true (vs. false) => actual, genuine, literal, real => apodictic, apodeictic => factual => so(prenominal), truthful => sure Sense 2 false, mistaken INDIRECT (VIA incorrect, wrong) -> correct, right INDIRECT (VIA incorrect, wrong) -> correct, right Sense 3 false INDIRECT (VIA invalid) -> valid Sense 4 false, hollow INDIRECT (VIA insincere) -> sincere Sense 5 delusive, false INDIRECT (VIA unrealistic) -> realistic Sense 6 fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated INDIRECT (VIA artificial) -> natural Sense 7 false INDIRECT (VIA dishonest) -> honest, honorable Sense 8 false, off-key, sour INDIRECT (VIA inharmonious) -> harmonious Sense 9 assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on sham INDIRECT (VIA counterfeit) -> genuine, echt Sense 10 false, untrue INDIRECT (VIA inconstant) -> constant Similarity of adj false 10 senses of false Sense 1 false (vs. true) => mendacious => specious => trumped-up(postnominal) => untrue, wrong Also See-> dishonest#1, dishonorable#2; counterfeit#1, imitative#3; incorrect#1, wrong#1; insincere#1 Sense 2 false, mistaken => incorrect (vs. correct), wrong (vs. right) Sense 3 false => invalid (vs. valid) Sense 4 false, hollow => insincere (vs. sincere) Sense 5 delusive, false => unrealistic (vs. realistic) Sense 6 fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated => artificial (vs. natural), unreal Sense 7 false => dishonest (vs. honest), dishonorable Sense 8 false, off-key, sour => inharmonious (vs. harmonious), unharmonious Sense 9 assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on sham => counterfeit (vs. genuine), imitative Sense 10 false, untrue => inconstant (vs. constant) Attributes of adj false 1 of 10 senses of false Sense 1 false (vs. true) => truth, the true, verity Familiarity of adj false false used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 10) Grep of adj false false falsetto true-false Overview of adj false The adj false has 10 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (9) false -- (not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery") 2. (1) false, mistaken -- (arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation") 3. false -- (erroneous and usually accidental; "a false start"; "a false alarm") 4. false, hollow -- (deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses") 5. delusive, false -- (inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes") 6. fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated -- (not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated aligator hide") 7. false -- (designed to deceive; "a suitcase with a false bottom") 8. false, off-key, sour -- (inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key") 9. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on sham -- (adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty") 10. false, untrue -- ((used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend; "when lovers prove untrue") Overview of adv false The adv false has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. faithlessly, traitorously, treacherously, treasonably, false -- (in a disloyal and faithless manner; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false")
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