falsity
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falsity (ˈfɔːlsɪtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | the state of being false or untrue |
| 2. | something false; a lie or deception |
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Falsity
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
falsity
1550s, from O.Fr. falsité (Mod.Fr. fausseté), from L. falsitas, from falsus (see false).
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Example sentences
It is not trying to comment on the truth of falsity of the positions that people try to support by means of the fallacy.
It lives and dies on its ability to combine sincerity and falsity in approximately appropriate ratios.
Acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information.
It happens to be false, and its falsity is pretty much manifest as soon as it is stated plainly.
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