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falsity
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
falsity
(noun)
falsity
/
ˈ
fɑːlsəti/
noun
plural
falsities
falsity
/
ˈ
fɑːlsəti/
noun
plural
falsities
Britannica Dictionary definition of FALSITY
formal
1
[
noncount
]
:
the quality of not being true or accurate
:
the quality of being false
The army would not comment on the truth or
falsity
[=
falseness
] of the report.
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count
]
:
an untrue statement
spreading
falsities
[=(more commonly)
falsehoods, lies
] over the Internet
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