Superiority vs False - What's the difference?
superiority | false |
the state of being superior
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Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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*:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
(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 a noun superiority
is the state of being superior.As an adjective false is
(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.superiority
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Alternative forms
* superiourity (obsolete)Noun
(superiorities)- Many colleges want to achieve football superiority.
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Antonyms
* inferiorityfalse
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Adjective
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