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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FALS'ITY, n. [L. falsitas.]
1. Contrariety or inconformity to truth; the quality of being false.
Probability does not make any alteration, either in the truth or falsity of things.
2. Falsehood; a lie; a false assertion. [This sense is less proper.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the state of being false or untrue; "argument could not determine its truth or falsity" [syn: falsity, falseness] [ant: the true, trueness, truth, verity]
2: a false statement [syn: falsehood, falsity, untruth] [ant: true statement, truth]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -ties) Date: 13th century 1. something false ; lie 2. the quality or state of being false

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Falsity Fal"si*ty, n.;pl. Falsities. [L. falsitas: cf. F. fausset['e], OF. also, falsit['e]. See False, a.] 1. The quality of being false; coutrariety or want of conformity to truth. Probability does not make any alteration, either in the truth or falsity of things. --South. 2. That which is false; falsehood; a lie; a false assertion. Men often swallow falsities for truths. --Sir T. Brown. Syn: Falsehood; lie; deceit. Usage: Falsity, Falsehood, Lie. Falsity denotes the state or quality of being false. A falsehood is a false declaration designedly made. A lie is a gross, unblushing falsehood. The falsity of a person's assertion may be proved by the evidence of others and thus the charge of falsehood be fastened upon him.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Falsehood, want of truth, inconformity to fact or truth.

Moby Thesaurus

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