- (superl.) Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry.
- (adv.) Not truly; not honestly; falsely.
- (superl.) Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as, a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar.
- (superl.) Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.
- (superl.) Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
- (superl.) Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false friend, lover or subject; false to promises.
- (a.) To report falsely; to falsify.
- (superl.) Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.
- (a.) To betray; to falsify.
- (a.) To feign; to pretend to make.
- (a.) To mislead by want of truth; to deceive.
- (superl.) Not in tune.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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