Falseness

false  (fôls)

adj. fals·er, fals·est

1. Contrary to fact or truth: false tales of bravery.

2. Deliberately untrue: delivered false testimony under oath.

3. Arising from mistaken ideas: false hopes of writing a successful novel.

4. Intentionally deceptive: a suitcase with a false bottom; false promises.

5. Not keeping faith; treacherous: a false friend. See Synonyms at faithless.

6. Not genuine or real: false teeth; false documents.

7. Erected temporarily, as for support during construction.

8. Resembling but not accurately or properly designated as such: a false thaw in January; the false dawn peculiar to the tropics.

9. Music Of incorrect pitch.

10. Unwise; imprudent: Don't make a false move or I'll shoot.

11. Computer Science Indicating one of two possible values taken by a variable in Boolean logic or a binary device.

adv.

In a treacherous or faithless manner: play a person false.

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[Middle English fals, from Old English, counterfeit, and from Old French, false, both from Latin falsus, from past participle of fallere, to deceive.]

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falsely adv.

falseness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	falseness - the state of being false or untrue; "argument could not determine its truth or falsity" falsity irreality, unreality - the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact spuriousness - state of lacking genuineness
	2.	falseness - unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous faithlessness, fickleness, inconstancy infidelity, unfaithfulness - the quality of being unfaithful
	3.	falseness - the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical insincerity, hollowness hypocrisy - insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have untruthfulness - the quality of being untruthful