False
/fɒls/
The meaning and definition of False, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
adjective
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Based on factually incorrect premises.
“false legislation, false punishment”
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
“a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises”
noun
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One of two options on a true-or-false test.
“The student received a failing grade for circling every true and false on her quiz.”
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Synonyms
lease
Antonyms
real true
Origin
From Middle English false, from Old English fals, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallere.
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Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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