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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Falsity \Fal"si*ty\, n.;pl. {Falsities}. [L. falsitas: cf F. fausset['e], OF also falsit['e]. See {False}, a.] 1. The quality of being false; coutrariety or want of conformity to truth. Probability does not make any alteration, either in the truth or falsity of things --South. 2. That which is false; falsehood; a lie; a false assertion. Men often swallow falsities for truths. --Sir T. Brown. Syn: Falsehood; lie; deceit. Usage: {Falsity}, {Falsehood}, {Lie}. Falsity denotes the state or quality of being false. A falsehood is a false declaration designedly made A lie is a gross, unblushing falsehood. 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: falsity n 1: the state of being false or untrue; "argument could not determine its truth or falsity" [syn: {falseness}] [ant: {truth}] 2: a false statement [syn: {falsehood}, {untruth}, {false statement}] [ant: {truth}]
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