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falseness

DEFINITIONS OF: falseness

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n the state of being false or untrue

Synonyms:
falsity
Antonyms:
the true, trueness, truth, verity
conformity to reality or actuality
Types:
spuriousness
state of lacking genuineness
Type of:
irreality, unreality
the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact

n unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous

Synonyms:
faithlessness, fickleness, inconstancy
Type of:
infidelity, unfaithfulness
the quality of being unfaithful

n the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical

Synonyms:
hollowness, insincerity
Antonyms:
sincerity
the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical
Types:
hypocrisy
insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have
sanctimoniousness, sanctimony
the quality of being hypocritically devout
fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unction, unctuousness
smug self-serving earnestness
Type of:
untruthfulness
the quality of being untruthful
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