Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

falsity

/ˈfɔl.sɪ.ti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: fal-si-ty
IPA: /ˈfɔl.sɪ.ti/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that is false; an untrue assertion.

Countable

noun

The characteristic of being untrue.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The belief that the world is flat is a falsity."
"The falsity of that statement is easily proven."
"The Party intellectual knows in which direction his memories must be altered; he therefore knows that he is playing tricks with reality; but by the exercise of DOUBLETHINK he also satisfies himself that reality is not violated. The process has to be conscious, or it would not be carried out with sufficient precision, but it also has to be unconscious, or it would bring with it a feeling of falsity and hence of guilt."

Etymology

Corresponding to false + -ity. From Middle French fausseté, Old French falseté, from Late Latin falsitas, from Latin falsus.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: fausseté, falseté, falsitas, falsus
Suffix: false

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɔl.sɪ.ti/
British English: /ˈfɔːl.sɪ.ti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

falsities (plural)

Derived Forms

superfalsity

Synonyms

fabrication falsehood falseness fiction lie untruth

Antonyms

truth verity

Questions

How do you pronounce falsity?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔl.sɪ.ti/.
What does falsity mean?: Something that is false; an untrue assertion.
Where does falsity come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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