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People don't want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might see the falsity of the fabric of the society we live in.
Ken Kesey

Meaning of "falsity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FALSITY

falsity  [ˈfɔːlsɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FALSITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Falsity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FALSITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

falsity

Falsity

Falsity or falsehood is a perversion of truth originating in the deceitfulness of one party, and culminating in the damage of another party. Falsity is also a measure of the quality or extent of the falseness of something, while a falsehood may also mean simply an incorrect statement, independent of any intention to deceive. In the Frege-Church ontology, "truth" is the denotation of a true proposition, while "falsity" is the denotation of false propositions. In esthetics, falsity is ugly, and truth is beautiful. In existentialism, falsity is usually a thing to be avoided, and is not desired.

Definition of falsity in the English dictionary

The definition of falsity in the dictionary is the state of being false or untrue. Other definition of falsity is something false; a lie or deception.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FALSITY


authenticity
ˌɔːθɛnˈtɪsɪtɪ
biodiversity
ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
capacity
kəˈpæsɪtɪ
city
ˈsɪtɪ
complexity
kəmˈplɛksɪtɪ
curiosity
ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ
density
ˈdɛnsɪtɪ
diversity
daɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
electricity
ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪtɪ
ethnicity
ɛθˈnɪsɪtɪ
insulsity
ɪnˈsʌlsɪtɪ
intensity
ɪnˈtɛnsɪtɪ
necessity
nɪˈsɛsɪtɪ
publicity
pʌˈblɪsɪtɪ
simplicity
sɪmˈplɪsɪtɪ
specificity
ˌspesɪˈfɪsɪtɪ
toxicity
tɒkˈsɪsɪtɪ
university
ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
varsity
ˈvɑːsɪtɪ
velocity
vɪˈlɒsɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FALSITY

falseface
falsehood
falsely
falseness
falsers
falsetto
falsework
falsidical
falsies
falsifiability
falsifiable
falsification
falsified
falsifier
falsifies
falsify
falsish
falsism
falsities

WORDS THAT END LIKE FALSITY

adversity
animosity
biological diversity
bone density
current density
fabulosity
high-density
luminosity
monstrosity
morbid obesity
obesity
of necessity
Open University
porosity
propensity
sparsity
State university
tensity
the Open University
viscosity

Synonyms and antonyms of falsity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FALSITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «falsity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of falsity

Translation of «falsity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FALSITY

Find out the translation of falsity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of falsity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «falsity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

谬误
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

falsedad
570 millions of speakers

English

falsity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असत्यता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ложность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falsidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিথ্যা কথা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fausseté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepalsuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Falschheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

虚偽
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거짓
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Falsity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giả mạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொய்மையோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खोटेपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sahtelik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

falsità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fałsz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неправдивість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

falsitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναλήθεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

valsheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

falsity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

falskhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of falsity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FALSITY»

The term «falsity» is regularly used and occupies the 91.539 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FALSITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «falsity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «falsity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about falsity

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9 QUOTES WITH «FALSITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word falsity.
1
Francis Atterbury
The greater absurdities are, the more strongly they evince the falsity of that supposition from whence they flow.
2
Jason Beghe
Scientology delivers what it promises under the guise of tearing away falsity, neuroses, psychoses. It creates a brainwashed, robotic version of you. It's a 'Matrix' of you, so you're communicating with people all the time using Scientology.
3
Heather Brooke
When you're a crime reporter, you see the nub of what life's about, and you don't have much patience for the falsity of politics.
4
Ken Kesey
People don't want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might see the falsity of the fabric of the society we live in.
5
Rich Lowry
Almost all political campaigns involve falsity and playacting.
6
James McGreevey
To be able to love and live in freedom means to be able to make godly decisions. To make godly decisions we have to surrender our egos and all the falsity and shame that goes with it.
7
Robert Nozick
The fact that we don't keep repeating tests in the same arena is not because the probability of the hypothesis showing its falsity in other arenas goes up after it has passed tests in one arena.
8
Jean Rostand
Falsity cannot keep an idea from being beautiful; there are certain errors of such ingenuity that one could regret their not ranking among the achievements of the human mind.
9
Michael Servetus
It is an invention of the devil, an infernal falsity for the destruction of all Christianity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FALSITY»

Discover the use of falsity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to falsity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Tangled Web They Weave: Truth, Falsity, and Advertisers
Written for the ordinary consumer as well as for advertisers and trade regulators, this book aims to demonstrate how advertising can better serve its audience.
Ivan L. Preston, 1996
2
Material Falsity and Error in Descartes' Meditations
The first part examines Suárez's views on formal and material falsity, and shows how Descartes's views on these two notions are closely based on Suárez's. Certain key features of the Cartesian materially false idea are identified on the basis ...
Cecilia Wee, 2006
3
Internet and Online Law
[b] — Falsity. The common law presumption that a defamatory statement is false, requiring the defendant to prove its truth as an affirmative defense, is arguably prohibited by the First Amendment requirement that plaintiffs prove "actual malice " ...
Kent D. Stuckey, 1996
4
Beyond Truth and Falsity: An Analysis of Part One of ...
Abstract not available.
Jeremy Hudia, 2009
5
Space, Time, and Matter and the Falsity of Einstein's Theory ...
It is also on Kindle. You can contact the author with questions at: "gkkamenov@yahoo.com The most valuable part in this book is the discovery by the author of the nature of Electricity and Magnetism.
‎2008
6
Policyholder's Guide to the Law of Insurance Coverage
1997) (1986 form— personal injury) ("knowledge of falsity" exclusion requires intentional injury and therefore duly lo defend is nol avoided under personal injury grant for slander, libel, or disparagement of the goods, products or services of ...
Peter J. Kalis, Thomas M. Reiter, James R. Segerdahl, 1997
7
Swedenborg's Works: Four Doctrines (New Jerusalem and its ...
There is falsity from evil or the falsity of evil, and there is evil from falsity or the evil of falsity, and there is again falsity therefrom — n. 1679, 2243. From a falsity that is assumed as a principle, there flow falsities in a long series — n. 1510, 1511 ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1907
8
The New Jerusalem and its heavenly doctrine: as learned from ...
There is falsity from evil or the falsity of evil, and there is evil from falsity or the evil of falsity, and there is again falsity therefrom — n. 1679, 2243. From a falsity that is assumed as a principle, there flow falsities in a long series — n. 1510, 1511 ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1907
9
Theological Works: pt. 1] The four doctrines of the New ...
There is falsity from evil or the falsity of evil, and there is evil from falsity or the evil of falsity, and there is again falsity therefrom — n. 1679, 2243. From a falsity that is assumed as a principle, there flow falsities in a long series — n. 1510, 1511 ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1907
10
The Science Absolute of Space - Independent of the Truth Or ...
Originally published in 1896. This early works is a comprehensive and informative look at the subject. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.
John Bolyai, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FALSITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term falsity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Falsity News: BREAKING: Mark Cuban To Sue DeAndre Jordan For …
The social media world absolutely exploded last night when free agent Center DeAndre Jordan spurned the Dallas Mavericks to stay with the ... «SportsBlog.com, Jul 15»
2
Alabama Federal Judge Rejects Government's Objections and …
The court disagreed with the Government's contention that the falsity and knowledge elements were “interwoven issues” that could not be tried ... «The National Law Review, Jul 15»
3
Hillary Clinton's lies
Yet Clinton achieves something like perfect falsity when she speaks; she fails to utter a true word. She is a phenomenon. A capable Republican ... «Power Line, Jul 15»
4
Raimondo Using Same Consultant for Truck Toll Plan that RI is …
Rather than “analyzing” this statement and informing the EDC Board of its falsity, Defendant First Southwest allowed the EDC Board to be ... «GoLocalProv, Jul 15»
5
The President's Looking-Glass Islamic World
And its patent falsity can be easily documented in 14 centuries of Islamic scripture, jurisprudence, history, and practice. As the Egyptian critic of ... «FrontPage Magazine, Jul 15»
6
2015 Capital Fringe Review: 'Twelfth Night: A Musical Remix'
He talks to Olivia, his master, with such revolting falsity. And when he is tricked to think she is in love with her, he delivers the most hilarious, ... «DC Metro Theater Arts, Jul 15»
7
Hillary's Hellman factor
You can't beat perfect falsity, but you can go for the tie. That's what Clinton does here: KEILAR: One of the issues that has eroded some trust ... «Power Line, Jul 15»
8
Pope Francis Calls for a “Revolution” of Evangelization in Latin …
Knowing full well its intrigues, its falsity and its betrayals, he did not turn away, he did not complain.” In a world torn by violence and war, the ... «Aleteia EN, Jul 15»
9
Dom Rep not 'rounding up' Haitians - Ambassador
"It is particularly interesting to note the falsity of statements by local and international news that more than 200,000 persons were stateless and ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
10
The US Still Tortures with Impunity
... tests show that in 60 out of 100 instances, interrogators could not distinguish between the truth or falsity of the information they got. Further ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»

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