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Delusionary vs Falsity - What's the difference?

delusionary | falsity |

As an adjective delusionary

is (psychology) delusional.

As a noun falsity is

(countable) something that is false; an untrue assertion.

delusionary

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (psychology) Delusional.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=January 27, author=Bob Herbert, title=The Same Old Song, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Are they so divorced from reality that in their delusionary state they honestly believe we need more of their tax cuts for the rich and their other forms of plutocratic irresponsibility, the very things that got us to this deplorable state?}}

    falsity

    English

    Noun

    (falsities)
  • (countable) Something that is false; an untrue assertion.
  • :The belief that the world is flat is a falsity .
  • (uncountable) The characteristic of being untrue.
  • :The falsity of that statement is easily proven.

    • Usage notes

    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.

    Synonyms

    * fabrication * falsehood * falseness * falsity * fiction * untruth * See also

    Antonyms

    * truth * verity

    References

    * * * * * Oxford English Dictionary , second edition (1989) * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)