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