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It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.
Stephen Fry

Meaning of "untrue" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNTRUE

untrue  [ʌnˈtruː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNTRUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Untrue is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNTRUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Untrue

Untrue is the second studio album by British electronic music producer Burial. Released on 5 November 2007 through Hyperdub, the album was produced by Burial from 2006 to 2007 using digital audio editing software. Whilst retaining several elements of his past work, including his debut album Burial, Untrue marked a development in Burial's sound through its more prominent utilisation of pitch-shifted and time-stretched vocal samples. The album also contains influences of Burial's own musical tastes, most notably the UK garage and hardcore music genres. The album received rave reviews from music critics, who commended Burial's production and use of samples to create a unique atmosphere. In addition, several critics cited the album as an improvement over his previous releases. Untrue later appeared in several publications' lists of the year's best albums and received nominations for the Mercury Prize and the Shortlist Music Prize. It charted at numbers 57 and 58 in Belgium and the United Kingdom respectively and produced two singles, "Archangel" and "Ghost Hardware".

Definition of untrue in the English dictionary

The first definition of untrue in the dictionary is incorrect or false. Other definition of untrue is disloyal. Untrue is also diverging from a rule, standard, or measure; inaccurate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNTRUE


Andrew
ˈændruː
bestrew
bɪˈstruː
click-through
ˈklɪkˌθruː
construe
kənˈstruː
crew
kruː
drew
druː
grew
ɡruː
guru
ˈɡʊruː
half-true
ˈhɑːfˌtruː
Hebrew
ˈhiːbruː
misconstrue
ˌmɪskənˈstruː
Nauru
nɑːˈuːruː
overstrew
ˌəʊvəˈstruː
Peru
pəˈruː
rue
ruː
screw
skruː
strew
struː
through
θruː
thru
θruː
true
truː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNTRUE

untrim
untrod
untrodden
untroubled
untroubledly
untrueness
untruism
untruly
untruss
untrusser
untrust
untrustful
untrustiness
untrustworthily
untrustworthy
untrusty
untruth
untruthful
untruthfully
untruthfulness

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNTRUE

accrue
congrue
embrue
goat´s-rue
grue
imbrue
meadow rue
not true
ring true
sprue
wall rue

Synonyms and antonyms of untrue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNTRUE»

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

Translation of «untrue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNTRUE

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

Translator English - Chinese

不真实的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

falso
570 millions of speakers

English

untrue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झूठ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير صحيح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

не соответствует действительности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসত্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak benar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unwahr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

真実でない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거짓의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora bener
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không đúng sự thật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असत्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yanlış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

falso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieprawdziwe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

не відповідає дійсності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neadevărat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναληθές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onwaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

osanna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

usanne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of untrue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTRUE»

The term «untrue» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.973 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTRUE» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNTRUE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word untrue.
1
Antisthenes
The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue.
2
Eleanor Clift
Bush is good at stating the obviously untrue.
3
Catherine Crowe
A great many things have been pronounced untrue and absurd, and even impossible, by the highest authorities in the age in which they lived, which have afterwards, and, indeed, within a very short period, been found to be both possible and true.
4
David Dewhurst
This is a choice, ladies and gentleman, between Texas and Washington. Most of Ted Cruz's money comes from Washington, from outside the state of Texas, and they've run millions and millions of untrue ads against me.
5
Gustave Flaubert
Of all lies, art is the least untrue.
6
Stephen Fry
It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.
7
Benjamin Haydon
Art is a reality, not a definition; inasmuch as it approaches a reality, it approaches perfection, and inasmuch as it approaches a mere definition, it is imperfect and untrue.
8
John Higgins
A lot of nasty and untrue things have been said about me.
9
Simon Hoggart
While it is entirely untrue that Canadians lack a sense of humour, the funniest ones tend to head south: Dan Aykroyd, Jim Carrey, Michael J. Fox.
10
Kitty Kelley
People forget that unauthorized does not mean untrue and authorized does not mean authentic.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNTRUE»

Discover the use of untrue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to untrue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Not Untrue and Not Unkind: A Novel
It is an astonishingly powerful and accomplished debut that immediately establishes Ed O'Loughlin as a mature master of the novel, and was longlisted for the Booker Prize.
Ed O'Loughlin, 2010
2
A Cause Untrue
Thriller.
David Blacker, 2005
3
To Be Perfectly Honest: A Novel Based on an Untrue Story
Fifteen-year-old Colette is a compulsive liar spending a miserable summer in San Luis Obispo, California, babysitting her 7-year-old brother while her famous mother shoots a movie, but things look up when a sexy biker named Connor enters ...
Sonya Sones, 2013
4
Untrue Tales from Beyond Fiction - Recollections of an ...
It is primarily concerned with the boy's attempts to free his companions from eternal damnation, but has a few twists and turns that will leave you wondering what really happened. This series is not intended for younger readers.
Teel McClanahan, 2007
5
The Outrageous and Completely Untrue History of the Sport of ...
More than anyone, Dartoid has found a way to capture the spirit of the ever-evolving sport of darts – from its roots amidst the smoke and camaraderie of the pub to the spotlight of the professional stage where darts is a business and the ...
Paul Seigel, 2010
6
The Judge: An Untrue Tale
A pictorial story of a hilarious day in court with an incredulous judge.
Harve Zemach, Margot Zemach, 2007
7
The Second Untrue Trilogy: Untrue Tales from Beyond Fiction ...
Untrue Tales from Beyond Fiction - Recollections of an Alternate Past, Book Four: Explorations of Ridiculous Realities Or Corporation and Collusion Or How to Subvert Corporatocracy, Book Five: the Bloodless Battles Or Conscription and ...
Teel McClanahan III, Teel McClanahan, 3rd, 2011
8
The First Untrue Trilogy
Untrue Tales From Beyond Fiction Recollections of an Alternate Past the strange 4D lens of the fire-not-a-fire was a populated landscape, not the starkly empty one he had first seen Satan standing proudly in. The same heat was there, the ...
Teel McClanahan III, Teel McClanahan, 3rd, 2011
9
Not Untrue and Not Unkind
Martina Newberry. Martina Reisz Newberry not untrue and not unkind poems .not Untrue and not Unkind Published by Arabesques Editions Copyright .
Martina Newberry, 2006
10
Soft Skills for the BPO Sector
Always true true untrue untrue untrue 12. I feel tired at the end of the day and just want to watch TV. a. Always b. Sometimes c. Sometimes d. Mostly e. Always true true untrue untrue untrue 1 3. I think others feel I am a moron who hardly ever ...
Verma Shalini, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNTRUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term untrue is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Corey Feldman responds to State College Spikes' "defamatory and …
I do feel it may be because of the defamatory and untrue statements that Spikes general manager Scott Walker made after my recent appearance in State ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
2
Justice Minister: 'flawed Garda culture' criticism untrue
The Justice Minister says criticism of a 'flawed Garda culture' is an untrue, 'shapeless' and 'disempowering' criticism. Frances Fitzgerald says she has not found ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
3
AwesomenessTV's Next Movie Stars the Janoskians, an Australian …
AwesomenessTV has set a late-summer release for “Janoskians: Untold and Untrue,” a mockumentary and concert special that revolves around the YouTube ... «Variety, Jul 15»
4
Victoria's Secret says Miranda Kerr's catwalk comeback 'completely …
“The recent reports regarding Victoria's Secret and Miranda Kerr signing a new contract are completely untrue, and we have no idea how they got reported,” a ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
5
Police say Oakland man's missing child claim untrue
WINSLOW, Maine (AP) — An Oakland man is in trouble for allegedly sparking a search that tied up 20 emergency responders looking for a lost child who did not ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Jun 15»
6
MSU Coach: Allegations She Condoned Wild Pitch 'Categorically …
“The allegations against me are categorically untrue. I have cooperated fully with investigators for the Michigan State Police and MSU police department – and ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»
7
Nicole Richie, Joel Madden divorce rumors 'untrue'
"It's completely untrue," Lionel Richie told the magazine. "They've bought a new house and the moving van was pulling up at their old house to move to the new ... «UPI.com, Jun 15»
8
Verratti bid claims 'completely untrue' - Real Madrid
Real Madrid have rubbished rumours that they have lodged a bid with Paris Saint-Germain for Marco Verratti, insisting that they have not even made an enquiry ... «Goal.com, Jun 15»
9
Woman's sexual assault claim untrue
A "particularly nasty sexual assault" reported to police in Bristol did not occur, an inquiry has concluded. Last month a woman claimed she had been punched ... «BBC News, May 15»
10
Victorian MP stood down over intimidation claims says they are …
Victorian MP stood down over intimidation claims says they are 'baseless and untrue'. 9NEWS. May 23, 2015: Premier Daniel Andrews has stood down Small ... «9news.com.au, May 15»

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