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falsity definition

fal·sity (fôl′sə tē)

noun

  1. the condition or quality of being false; specif.,
    1. incorrectness
    2. dishonesty
    3. deceitfulness
    4. disloyalty
  2. pl. falsities -·ties something false; esp., a lie

Etymology: ME falsete < OFr < L falsitas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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