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ALL meanings of false

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  • noun false Based on factually incorrect premises: 'false' legislation. 1
  • adjective false statement: not true 1
  • adjective false friend: not faithful 1
  • adjective false impression: deceptive 1
  • adjective false artificial, fake 1
  • adjective false not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement. 1
  • adjective false uttering or declaring what is untrue: a false witness. 1
  • adjective false not faithful or loyal; treacherous: a false friend. 1
  • adjective false tending to deceive or mislead; deceptive: a false impression. 1
  • adjective false not genuine; counterfeit. 1
  • adjective false based on mistaken, erroneous, or inconsistent impressions, ideas, or facts: false pride. 1
  • adjective false used as a substitute or supplement, especially temporarily: false supports for a bridge. 1
  • adjective false Biology. having a superficial resemblance to something that properly bears the name: the false acacia. 1
  • adjective false not properly, accurately, or honestly made, done, or adjusted: a false balance. 1
  • adjective false inaccurate in pitch, as a musical note. 1
  • adverb false dishonestly; faithlessly; treacherously: Did he speak false against me? 1
  • idioms false play someone false, to betray someone; be treacherous or faithless. 1
  • noun Definition of false in Technology A small, compiled extensible language with lambda abstractions by W. van Oortmerssen. 1
  • adjective false If something is false, it is incorrect, untrue, or mistaken. 0
  • adjective false You use false to describe objects which are artificial but which are intended to look like the real thing or to be used instead of the real thing. 0
  • adjective false If you describe a person or their behaviour as false, you are criticizing them for being insincere or for hiding their real feelings. 0
  • adjective false not in accordance with the truth or facts 0
  • adjective false irregular or invalid 0
  • adjective false untruthful or lying 0
  • adjective false not genuine, real, or natural; artificial; fake 0
  • adjective false being or intended to be misleading or deceptive 0
  • adjective false disloyal or treacherous 0
  • adjective false based on mistaken or irrelevant ideas or facts 0
  • adjective false (esp of plants) superficially resembling the species specified 0
  • adjective false serving to supplement or replace, often temporarily 0
  • adjective false (of a note, interval, etc) out of tune 0
  • adjective false (of the interval of a perfect fourth or fifth) decreased by a semitone 0
  • adjective false (of a cadence) interrupted or imperfect 0
  • adverb false in a false or dishonest manner (esp in the phrase play (someone) false) 0
  • adjective false not true; in error; incorrect; mistaken 0
  • adjective false untruthful; lying; dishonest 0
  • adjective false disloyal; unfaithful 0
  • adjective false deceiving or meant to deceive; misleading 0
  • adjective false not real; artificial; counterfeit 0
  • adjective false not properly so named; deceptively resembling 0
  • adjective false based on wrong or mistaken ideas 0
  • adjective false temporary, nonessential, or added on for protection, disguise, etc. 0
  • adjective false pitched inaccurately 0
  • adverb false in a false manner 0
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