'falseness

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false (fɔːls)

—*adj*
1.	not in accordance with the truth or facts
2.	irregular or invalid: a false start
3.	untruthful or lying: a false account
4.	not genuine, real, or natural; artificial; fake: false eyelashes
5.	being or intended to be misleading or deceptive: a false rumour
6.	disloyal or treacherous: a false friend
7.	based on mistaken or irrelevant ideas or facts: false pride; a false argument
8.	(prenominal) (esp of plants) superficially resembling the species specified: false hellebore
9.	serving to supplement or replace, often temporarily: a false keel
10.	music
	a. (of a note, interval, etc) out of tune
	b. (of the interval of a perfect fourth or fifth) decreased by a semitone
	c. (of a cadence) interrupted or imperfect

—*adv*
11.	in a false or dishonest manner (esp in the phrase play (someone) false)

[Old English fals, from Latin falsus, from fallere to deceive]

'falsely

—*adv*

'falseness

—n

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