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false

  [fawls] adjective, fals⋅er, fals⋅est, adverb
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–adjective
1. not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
2. uttering or declaring what is untrue: a false witness.
3. not faithful or loyal; treacherous: a false friend.
4. tending to deceive or mislead; deceptive: a false impression.
5. not genuine; counterfeit.
6. based on mistaken, erroneous, or inconsistent impressions, ideas, or facts: false pride.
7. used as a substitute or supplement, esp. temporarily: false supports for a bridge.
8. Biology. having a superficial resemblance to something that properly bears the name: the false acacia.
9. not properly, accurately, or honestly made, done, or adjusted: a false balance.
10. inaccurate in pitch, as a musical note.
–adverb
11. dishonestly; faithlessly; treacherously: Did he speak false against me?
—Idiom
12. play someone false, to betray someone; be treacherous or faithless.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME, OE fals < L falsus feigned, false, orig. ptp. of fallere to deceive; reinforced by or reborrowed from AF, OF fals, fem. false < L

Related forms:
falsely, adverb
falseness, noun

Synonyms:
1. mistaken, incorrect, wrong, untrue. 2. untruthful, lying, mendacious. 3. insincere, hypocritical, disingenuous, disloyal, unfaithful, inconstant, perfidious, traitorous. 4. misleading, fallacious. 5. artificial, spurious, bogus, forged. False, sham, counterfeit agree in referring to something that is not genuine. False is used mainly of imitations of concrete objects; it sometimes implies an intent to deceive: false teeth; false hair. Sham is rarely used of concrete objects and usually has the suggestion of intent to deceive: sham title; sham tears. Counterfeit always has the implication of cheating; it is used particularly of spurious imitation of coins, paper money, etc.
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false   (fôls)   
adj.   fals·er, fals·est

  1. Contrary to fact or truth: false tales of bravery.

  2. Deliberately untrue: delivered false testimony under oath.

  3. Arising from mistaken ideas: false hopes of writing a successful novel.

  4. Intentionally deceptive: a suitcase with a false bottom; false promises.

  5. Not keeping faith; treacherous: a false friend. See Synonyms at faithless.

  6. Not genuine or real: false teeth; false documents.

  7. Erected temporarily, as for support during construction.

  8. Resembling but not accurately or properly designated as such: a false thaw in January; the false dawn peculiar to the tropics.

  9. Music Of incorrect pitch.

  10. Unwise; imprudent: Don't make a false move or I'll shoot.

  11. Computer Science Indicating one of two possible values taken by a variable in Boolean logic or a binary device.

adv.  In a treacherous or faithless manner: play a person false.

[Middle English fals, from Old English, counterfeit, and from Old French, false, both from Latin falsus, from past participle of fallere, to deceive.]
false'ly adv., false'ness n.
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Word Origin & History

false 
c.1200, from O.Fr. fals, faus, from L. falsus "deceived, erroneous, mistaken," pp. of fallere "deceive, disappoint," of uncertain origin. Adopted into other Gmc. languages (cf. Ger. falsch, Dan. falsk), though Eng. is the only one in which the active sense of "deceitful" (a secondary sense in L.) has predominated. Falsies "padded brassiere" first recorded 1943.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: false
Function: adjective
1 : not genuine, authentic, or legitimate —compare COUNTERFEIT
2 a : not true or correct; especially : intentionally or knowingly untrue or incorrect false accusations> b : intended to mislead or deceive : DECEPTIVE, MISLEADING —compare FRAUDULENT —false·ly adverb —false·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: false
Pronunciation: 'fols
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: fals·er; fals·est
1 : not correspondingto truth or reality false results>
2 : artificially made false teeth>
3 : of a kind relatedto or resembling another kind that is usually designated by the unqualified vernacular <false oats> —false·ly adverb —false·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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