false
[ fawls ]
/ fɔls /
adjective, fals·er, fals·est.
adverb
dishonestly; faithlessly; treacherously: Did he speak false against me?
Idioms for false
play someone false,
to betray someone; be treacherous or faithless.
Origin of false
before 1000; Middle English, Old English
fals < Latin
falsus feigned, false, orig. past participle of
fallere to deceive; reinforced by or reborrowed from Anglo-French, Old French
fals, feminine
false < Latin
SYNONYMS FOR false
5
artificial,
spurious,
bogus, forged.
False,
sham,
counterfeit agree in referring to something that is not genuine.
False is used mainly of imitations of concrete objects; it sometimes implies an intent to deceive:
false teeth; false hair.
Sham is rarely used of concrete objects and usually has the suggestion of intent to deceive:
sham title; sham tears.
Counterfeit always has the implication of cheating; it is used particularly of spurious imitation of coins, paper money, etc.
OTHER WORDS FROM false
Words nearby false
fallow,
fallow deer,
falls,
fallujah,
falmouth,
false,
false acacia,
false alarm,
false aloe,
false anemia,
false aneurysm
Example sentences from the Web for falseness
British Dictionary definitions for falseness
false
/ (fɔːls) /
adjective
adverb
in a false or dishonest manner (esp in the phrase play (someone) false)
Derived forms of false
falsely, adverb falseness, nounWord Origin for false
Old English
fals, from Latin
falsus, from
fallere to deceive
Idioms and Phrases with falseness
false