Meaning & use

falsity

noun·Advanced

The quality of being untrue or incorrect; a false statement or belief.

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The lawyer worked to expose the falsity of the witness's testimony.

He was slow to admit the falsity of the rumor he had spread.

A note on using this word

Falsity refers to the quality of being false, while a falsehood is a specific untrue statement.

Words with a similar meaning

untruthfalseness

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