In countable terms the difference between falsity and falsity
is that falsity is something that is false; an untrue assertion while falsity is something that is false; an untrue assertion.
In uncountable terms the difference between falsity and falsity
is that falsity is the characteristic of being untrue while falsity is the characteristic of being untrue.
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
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* Oxford English Dictionary , second edition (1989)
* Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)
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
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*
*
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* Oxford English Dictionary , second edition (1989)
* Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)