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bluff | falsehood |

As a proper noun bluff

is the southernmost town in the south island of new zealand, and seaport for the southland region.

As a noun falsehood is

(uncountable) the property of being false.

bluff

English

(wikipedia bluff)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.
    • That is only bluff''', or a '''bluff .
  • (poker) An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than they actually do.
    • John's bet was a bluff : he bet without even so much as a pair.
  • (US, dated) The card game poker.
    • (Bartlett)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • ((poker) To make a bluff ; to give the impression that one's hand is stronger than it is.
    • John bluffed by betting without even a pair.
  • (by analogy ) To frighten or deter with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate and gain some advantage.
    • The government claims it will call an election if this bill does not pass. Is it truly ready to do so, or is it bluffing ?

    Derived terms

    * bluffer * double bluff * triple bluff * quadruple bluff * semi-bluff

    Etymology 2

    Related to blaff, "smooth".

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
  • (senseid) (Canadian Prairies) A small wood or stand of trees, typically poplar or willow.

    • Adjective

    (er)
  • Having a broad, flattened front.
    • the bluff bows of a ship
  • Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
  • * Falconer
    • a bluff or bold shore
  • * Judd
    • Its banks, if not really steep, had a bluff and precipitous aspect.
  • Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
  • * 1883:
    • he had a bluff , rough-and-ready face, all roughened and reddened and lined in his long travels.
  • Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque.
    • a bluff''' answer; a '''bluff''' manner of talking; a '''bluff sea captain
  • * I. Taylor
    • There is indeed a bluff pertinacity which is a proper defence in a moment of surprise.

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    falsehood

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The property of being false.
  • * 1976 , Willard Van Orman Quine, The Ways of Paradox, and other essays , page 89:
    • Every such idiom is what is known as a truth function, and is characterized by the fact that the truth or falsehood' of the complex statement which it generates is uniquely determined by the truth or ' falsehood of the several statements which it combines.
  • (countable) A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie
    • Don't tell falsehoods .
  • (archaic, rare) Mendacity, deceitfulness; the trait of a person who is mendacious and deceitful.
  • * 1817 , Robert Stevenson, Scripture Portraits , volume 1, page 155:
    • THE LEPROSY OF NAAMAN INFLICTED ON GEHAZI, FOR HIS FALSEHOOD AND COVETOUSNESS.
  • * 1963 , M. Arthur Macauliffe, The Sikh Religion: its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors , page 7:
    • O mortal, eschew falsehood' and flattery. Death flayeth and killeth the false one: The apostate suffereth for his ' falsehood and pride; he is tormented in both worlds. Renounce slander and envy of others.
  • * 1984 , Witness Lee, Life-Study: Revelation: Volume Three: Messages 34-50 , Living Stream Ministry (1999), ISBN 978-0-7363-0659-1, page 511:
    • The false prophet looks like a lamb, but speaks like a dragon. This indicates his falsehood . He will pretend to be the same as Christ.
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    • Quotations

    * Syn. Falsehood'', ''Falseness'', ''Falsity''; untruth, fabrication, fiction. Instances may be quoted in abundance from old authors to show that the first three words are often strictly synonymous; but the modern tendency has been decidedly in favor of separating them, ''falsehood'' standing for the concrete thing, an intentional lie; ''falseness'', for the quality of being guiltily false or treacherous: as, he is justly despised for his ''falseness'' to his oath; and ''falsity'', for the quality of being false without blame: as, the ''falsity'' of reasoning. — the ''Century Dictionary , 1911. * Micah 2:11 (KJV): *: If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people. * 1909 , John Potts, Secret Lodge System : *: The lodge upheld, sustained and honored this man in his double life, his deceit, his falsehood , his hypocrisy.

    Synonyms

    * (property of being false) falsity * (false statement) lie * (deceitfulness) falseness, mendacity * See also

    Antonyms

    * (false statement) truth, verity