Definitions for the word "false" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. superl.
Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. superl.
Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. superl.
Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. superl.
Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. superl.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as, a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. superl.
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. superl.
Not in tune.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. adv.
Not truly; not honestly; falsely.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. a.
To report falsely; to falsify.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. a.
To betray; to falsify.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. a.
To mislead by want of truth; to deceive.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
12. a.
To feign; to pretend to make.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
13. adj.
1 wrong, incorrect. 2 spurious, artificial. 3 improperly so called (false acacia). 4 deceptive. 5 (foll. By to) deceitful, treacherous, or unfaithful. falsely adv. Falseness n. [latin falsus: related to *fail]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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