false
false Lexical Profile
false Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Not according with truth or fact; incorrect or erroneous.
"The report was rejected because it contained several false assumptions about the regional economy."
Made to imitate something in order to deceive or replace the original; artificial, counterfeit, or forged.
"The detective discovered a hidden compartment concealed beneath a false bottom in the wooden trunk."
Insincere, deceitful, or unfaithful in one's dealings or promises.
"She offered a false smile while inwardly disagreeing with every point raised at the meeting."
Used in the common names of plants, animals, or structures that superficially resemble another species or organ without being closely related.
"False acacia is widely planted in urban parks for its fragrant white blossoms and durable timber."
• adverb
In a dishonest, treacherous, or unfaithful manner (now used primarily in the phrase 'to play someone false').
"He realized too late that his trusted business partner had played him false during the negotiations."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English fals ('counterfeit, deceit'), reinforced in Middle English by Old French fals, both ultimately derived from Latin falsus ('deceived, erroneous, mistaken'), the past participle of fallere ('to deceive').