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Meaning of 'false' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . False [ a.]
- To report falsely; to falsify.
- To betray; to falsify.
- To mislead by want of truth; to deceive.
- To feign; to pretend to make.
2 . False [ adv.]
- Not truly; not honestly; falsely.
3 . False [ superl.]
- Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.
- Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.
- Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.
- Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry.
- Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as, a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar.
- Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
- Not in tune.

Meaning of 'false' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . false [ a]
Meaning (1):
- not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
Example in sentence:
  • false tales of bravery;
  • gave false testimony under oath
2 . false [ r]
Meaning (2):
- in a disloyal and faithless manner
Example in sentence:
  • he behaved treacherously;
  • his wife played him false
3 . false [ s]
Meaning (3):
- inaccurate in pitch
Example in sentence:
  • a false (or sour) note;
  • her singing was off key
Meaning (4):
- erroneous and usually accidental
Example in sentence:
  • a false alarm;
  • a false start
Meaning (5):
- arising from error
Example in sentence:
  • a false assumption;
  • a mistaken view of the situation
Meaning (6):
- (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful
Example in sentence:
  • a false friend;
  • when lovers prove untrue
Meaning (7):
- adopted in order to deceive
Example in sentence:
  • a fictitious address;
  • a pretended interest;
  • a put-on childish voice;
  • an assumed cheerfulness;
  • an assumed name;
  • fictive sympathy;
  • sham modesty
Meaning (8):
- not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
Example in sentence:
  • a purse of simulated alligator hide;
  • decorated with imitation palm leaves;
  • false teeth;
  • faux pearls;
  • it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur
Meaning (9):
- designed to deceive
Example in sentence:
  • a suitcase with a false bottom
Meaning (10):
- inappropriate to reality or facts
Example in sentence:
  • delusive expectations;
  • delusive faith in a wonder drug;
  • false hopes
Meaning (11):
- deliberately deceptive
Example in sentence:
  • false pretenses

Nearby Words:

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