falseness

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noun

The characteristic of being false.

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Meanings

nounfalseness (countable and uncountable, plural falsenesses)

plural falsenesses

  1. countableuncountableThe characteristic of being false.

    All falseness collapses under the weight of denied truth.

    2016, Justin Deschamps, (Please provide the book title or journal name)

    Synonyms: fabrication, falsehood, falsity, fiction, untruth

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe characteristic of being false.

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fabricationfalsehoodfalsityfictionuntruth

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe state of being false or untrue

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falsity
Broader
unrealityirreality

noununfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous

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faithlessnessficklenessinconstancy
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infidelityunfaithfulness

nounthe quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical

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insincerityhollowness
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untruthfulness
Also see
bullshitfaithlessnessfalsehoodfalsityficklenesshollownessinconstancyinsinceritymisinformationpile of shit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From false + -ness.

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Translations

Spanish falsedad, falsía
  • falsedadfalsehood
  • falsíafalsehood
  • falaciafalsehood
  • lo equivocadofalsehood
  • lo falsofalsehood
  • lo erróneofalsehood
Cite this entry
APA

falseness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falseness

MLA

“falseness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falseness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “falseness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falseness.

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