Groovy vs False - What's the difference?
groovy | false |
Of, pertaining to, or having grooves.
(dated) Set in one's ways.
* (Rudyard Kipling)
(dated, slang) Cool, neat, interesting, fashionable.
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Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As adjectives the difference between groovy and false
is that groovy is of, pertaining to, or having grooves or groovy can be (dated|slang) cool, neat, interesting, fashionable while false is (label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.groovy
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Alternative forms
* grooveyEtymology 1
Adjective
(er)- The back of the tile was groovy so that it could hold the adhesive compound.
- She'd give anything to be able to believe it, but she's a hard woman, and brooding along certain lines makes one groovy .
Etymology 2
From the phrase in the groove , ultimately from the grooves of an early phonograph record.Adjective
(er)- "Wow, man! This psychedelic wallpaper is totally groovy ! " said the hippie.
- "Have a groovy day, dudes. " said the surfer in his latest movie.
- ''Marching around the hallways of school while making a racket, the drummer in the marching band said, "60s music is very groovy! "
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Derived terms
* groovinessReferences
* OED 2nd edition 1989false
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Adjective
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