English-Thai Dictionary

false

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ ซื่อสัตย์  ไม่ น่าไว้ใจ  ไม่จริงใจ  คบไม่ได้  dishonest disloyal accurate correct sueng-mai-sue-sad

 

false

ADJ ปลอม  ซึ่ง ไม่ ธรรมชาติ  ซึ่ง ผลิต ขึ้นมา  ซึ่ง สังเคราะห์ ขึ้นมา  เทียม  counterfeit sythetic unreal genuine real prom

 

false

ADJ เท็จ  ปลอมๆ  ไม่ จริง  ผิด  inaccurate incorrect wrong accurate correct tad

 

false teeth

N ฟันปลอม  fan-prom

 

false-hearted

A ที่ คดโกง ใจ ไม่ ซื่อตรง 

 

falsehood

N การ พูดเท็จ  การ หลอกลวง  การ โกหก  การ ทำ มารยา  dishonesty mistatement prevarication fact truth kan-phud-ted

 

falsehood

N ความเชื่อ ที่ ไม่ จริง  ความคิด ผิดๆ  error misconception untruth fact certainty kwam-chuea-ti-mai-jing

 

falsely

ADV อย่าง อวดอ้าง  อย่าง ไม่ ซื่อตรง  อย่าง อวดอ้าง  อย่าง ทุจริต  deceitfully treacherously justly honorably yang-uad-ang

 

falsetto

N เสียง ที่สูง ผิดปกติ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FALSE

a.[L. falsus, from fallo, to deceive. See Fall and Fail. ] 1. Not true; not conformable to fact; expressing what is contrary to that which exists, is done, said or thought. A false report communicates what is not done or said. A false accusation imputes to a person what he has not done or said. A false witness testifies what is not true. A false opinion is not according to truth or fact. The word is applicable to any subject, physical or moral.
2. Not well founded; as a false claim.
3. Not true; not according to the lawful standard; as a false weight or measure.
4. Substituted for another; succedaneous; supposititious; as a false bottom.
5. Counterfeit; forged; not genuine; as false coin; a false bill or note.
6. Not solid or sound; deceiving expectations; as a false foundation
False and slippery ground.
7. Not agreeable to rule or propriety; as false construction in language.
8. Not honest or just; not fair; as false play.
9. Not faithful or loyal; treacherous; perfidious; deceitful. The king's subjects may prove false to him. So we say, a false heart.
1 . Unfaithful; inconstant; as a false friend; a false lover; false to promises and vows.
The husband and wife proved false to each other.
11. Deceitful; treacherous; betraying secrets.
12. Counterfeit; not genuine or real; as a false diamond.
13. Hypocritical; feigned; made or assumed for the purpose of deception; as false tears; false modesty. The man appears in false colors. The advocate gave the subject a false coloring.
False fire, a blue flame, made by the burning of certain combustibles, in a wooden tube; used as a signal during the night.
False imprisonment, the arrest and imprisonment of a person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or the unlawful detaining of a person in custody.

 

FALSE

adv. Not truly; not honestly; falsely.

 

FALSE

v.t. 1. To violate by failure of veracity; to deceive. Obs.
2. To defeat; to balk; to evade. Obs.

 

FALSE-HEART, FALSE-HEARTED

a.Hollow; treacherous; deceitful; perfidious. [The former is not used. ]

 

FALSE-HEARTEDNESS

n.Perfidiousness; treachery.

 

FALSEHOOD

n.fols'hood. [false and hood. ] 1. Contrariety or inconformity to fact or truth; as the falsehood of a report.
2. Want of truth or veracity; a lie; an untrue assertion.
3. Want of honesty; treachery; deceitfulness; perfidy.
But falsehood is properly applied to things only. [See Falseness. ]
4. Counterfeit; false appearance; imposture.

 

FALSELY

adv. fols'ly. 1. In a manner contrary to truth and fact; not truly; as, to speak or swear falsely; to testify falsely.
2. Treacherously; perfidiously.
Swear to me - that thou wilt not deal falsely with me. Genesis 21:23.
3. Erroneously; by mistake.

 

FALSENESS

n.fols'ness. 1. Want of integrity and veracity, either in principle or in act; as the falseness of a man's heart, or his falseness to his word.
2. Duplicity; deceit; double-dealing.
3. Unfaithfulness; treachery; perfidy; traitorousness.
The prince is in no danger of being betrayed by the falseness, or cheated by the avarice of such a servant.

 

FALSER

n.A deceiver.

 

FALSETTO

n.A feigned voice.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FALSE

False, a. [Compar. Falser; superl. Falsest.] Etym: [L. falsus, p.p.of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See Fail, Fall. ]

 

1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

 

2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc. ; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises. I to myself was false, ere thou to me. Milton.

 

3. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.

 

4. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry. False face must hide what the false heart doth know. Shak.

 

5. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as, a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar. Whose false foundation waves have swept away. Spenser.

 

6. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.

 

7. (Mus. )

 

Defn: Not in tune. False arch (Arch. ), a member having the appearance of an arch, though not of arch construction. -- False attic, an architectural erection above the main cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or inclosing rooms. -- False bearing, any bearing which is not directly upon a vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has a false bearing. -- False cadence, an imperfect or interrupted cadence. -- False conception (Med. ), an abnormal conception in which a mole, or misshapen fleshy mass, is produced instead of a properly organized fetus. -- False croup (Med. ), a spasmodic affection of the larynx attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane. -- False door or window (Arch. ), the representation of a door or window, inserted to complete a series of doors or windows or to give symmetry. -- False fire, a combustible carried by vessels of war, chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for decoying a vessel to destruction. -- False galena. See Blende. -- False imprisonment (Law ), the arrest and imprisonment of a person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or the unlawful detaining of a person in custody. -- False keel (Naut. ), the timber below the main keel, used to serve both as a protection and to increase the shio's lateral resistance. -- False key, a picklock. -- False leg. (Zoöl.) See Proleg. -- False membrane (Med. ), the fibrinous deposit formed in croup and diphtheria, and resembling in appearance an animal membrane. -- False papers (Naut. ), documents carried by a ship giving false representations respecting her cargo, destination, ect. , for the purpose of deceiving. -- False passage (Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments. -- False personation (Law ), the intentional false assumption of the name and personality of another. -- False pretenses (Law ), false representations concerning past or present facts and events, for the purpose of defrauding another. -- False rail (Naut. ), a thin piece of timber placed on top of the head rail to strengthen it. -- False relation (Mus. ), a progression in harmony, in which a certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed by a flat or sharp. -- False return (Law ), an untrue return made to a process by the officer to whom it was delivered for execution. -- False ribs (Anat. ), the asternal rebs, of which there are five pairs in man. -- False roof (Arch. ), the space between the upper ceiling and the roof. Oxford Gloss. -- False token, a false mark or other symbol, used for fraudulent purposes. -- False scorpion (Zoöl.), any arachnid of the genus Chelifer. See Book scorpion. -- False tack (Naut. ), a coming up into the wind and filling away again on the same tack. -- False vampire (Zoöl.), the Vampyrus spectrum of South America, formerly erroneously supposed to have blood-sucking habits; -- called also vampire, and ghost vampire. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. See Vampire. -- False window. (Arch. ) See False door, above. -- False wing. (Zoöl.) See Alula, and Bastard wing, under Bastard. -- False works (Civil Engin. ), construction works to facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding, bridge centering, etc.

 

FALSE

FALSE False, adv.

 

Defn: Not truly; not honestly; falsely. "You play me false. " Shak.

 

FALSE

False, v. t. Etym: [L. falsare to falsify, fr. falsus: cf. F.fausser. See False, a.]

 

1. To report falsely; to falsify. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

2. To betray; to falsify. [Obs. ] [He ] hath his truthe falsed in this wise. Chaucer.

 

3. To mislead by want of truth; to deceive. [Obs. ] In his falsed fancy. Spenser.

 

4. To feign; to pretend to make. [Obs. ] "And falsed oft his blows." Spenser.

 

FALSE-FACED

FALSE-FACED False "-faced `, a.

 

Defn: Hypocritical. Shak.

 

FALSE-HEART

FALSE-HEART False "-heart `, a.

 

Defn: False-hearted. Shak.

 

FALSE-HEARTED

FALSE-HEARTED False "-heart `ed, a.

 

Defn: Hollow or unsound at the core; treacherous; deceitful; perfidious. Bacon. -- False "*heart `ed *ness, n. Bp. Stillingfleet.

 

FALSEHOOD

False "hood, n. Etym: [False + -hood ]

 

1. Want of truth or accuracy; an untrue assertion or representation; error; misrepresentation; falsity. Though it be a lie in the clock, it is but a falsehood in the hand of the dial when pointing at a wrong hour, if rightly following the direction of the wheel which moveth it. Fuller.

 

2. A deliberate intentional assertion of what is known to be untrue; a departure from moral integrity; a lie.

 

3. Treachery; deceit; perfidy; unfaithfulness. Betrayed by falsehood of his guard. Shak.

 

4. A counterfeit; a false appearance; an imposture. For his molten image is falsehood. Jer. x. 14. No falsehood can endure Touch of celestial temper. Milton.

 

Syn. -- Falsity; lie; untruth; fiction; fabrication. See Falsity.

 

FALSELY

FALSELY False "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a false manner; erroneously; not truly; perfidiously or treacherously. "O falsely, falsely murdered. " Shak. Oppositions of science, falsely so called. 1 Tim. vi. 2 . Will ye steal, murder. .. and swear falsely Jer. vii. 9.

 

FALSENESS

FALSENESS False "ness, n.

 

Defn: The state of being false; contrariety to the fact; inaccuracy; want of integrity or uprightness; double dealing; unfaithfulness; treachery; perfidy; as, the falseness of a report, a drawing, or a singer's notes; the falseness of a man, or of his word.

 

FALSER

FALSER Fals "er, n.

 

Defn: A deceiver. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

FALSETTO

Fal *set "to, n.; pl. Falsettos. Etym: [It. falsetto, dim. fr. L.falsus. See False. ]

 

Defn: A false or artificial voice; that voice in a man which lies above his natural voice; the male counter tenor or alto voice. See Head voice, under Voice.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

false

false |fôls fɔls | ▶adjective 1 not according with truth or fact; incorrect: the test can produce false results | the allegations were false. • not according with rules or law: false imprisonment. 2 appearing to be the thing denoted; deliberately made or meant to deceive: check to see if the trunk has a false bottom | a false passport. • artificial: false eyelashes. • feigned: a horribly false smile. 3 illusory; not actually so: sunscreens give users a false sense of security. • [ attrib. ] used in names of plants, animals, and gems that superficially resemble the thing properly so called, e.g., false oat, false killer whale. 4 treacherous; unfaithful: a false lover. PHRASES false position a situation in which one is compelled to act in a manner inconsistent with one's true nature or principles. DERIVATIVES false ly adverb, false ness noun ORIGIN Old English fals ‘fraud, deceit, ’ from Latin falsum ‘fraud, ’ neuter past participle of fallere ‘deceive ’; reinforced or re-formed in Middle English from Old French fals, faus ‘false. ’

 

false acacia

false a ca cia ▶noun a tree of the same family as the true acacias (Leguminosae ), but of a different genus (Robinia ), in particular the black locust of North America.

 

false alarm

false a larm |ˈˌfɔls əˈlɑrm | ▶noun a false report of a fire to a fire department. • a warning given about something that fails to happen.

 

false bedding

false bed ding ▶noun Geology another term for cross-bedding.

 

false beechdrops

false beech drops ▶noun see pinesap.

 

false card

false card Bridge ▶noun a card played in order to give one's opponents a misleading impression of one's strength in the suit led. ▶verb ( false-card ) [ with obj. ] play (a card ) in such a way.

 

false color

false col or ▶noun color added during the processing of a photographic or computer image to aid interpretation of the subject.

 

false consciousness

false con scious ness ▶noun (esp. in Marxist theory ) a way of thinking that prevents a person from perceiving the true nature of their social or economic situation.

 

false coral snake

false cor al snake ▶noun a harmless snake that mimics the bright coloration of the venomous coral snakes. [Several genera in the family Colubridae, in particular Simophis and Pliocercus of South America. ]

 

false cypress

false cy press ▶noun a conifer of a genus that includes Lawson cypress (see Port Orford cedar ). [Genus Chamaecyparis, family Cupressaceae. ]

 

false dawn

false dawn |fɔls dɔn | ▶noun 1 a transient light that precedes the rising of the sun by about an hour. 2 a promising situation that comes to nothing: the latest signs of an economic recovery could be another false dawn.

 

false economy

false econ |omy ▶noun an apparent financial saving that in fact leads to greater expenditure.

 

false face

false face ▶noun a mask, usually wooden, traditionally worn ceremonially by some North American Indian peoples to cure the sick.

 

false friend

false friend |fɔls frɛnd | ▶noun a word or expression that has a similar form to one in a person's native language, but a different meaning (for example English magazine and French magasin ‘shop ’). ORIGIN translating French faux ami .

 

false fruit

false fruit ▶noun a fruit formed from other parts of the plant as well as the ovary, esp. the receptacle, as occurs in the strawberry or fig. Also called pseudocarp.

 

false gharial

false gha ri al |ˈgerēəl ˌfɔls ˈɡɛriəl | ▶noun a rare, narrow-snouted crocodile that resembles the gharial, native to Indonesia and Malaysia. [Tomistoma schlegelii, family Crocodylidae. ]

 

false hellebore

false hel le bore |ˈheləˌbôr ˌfɔls ˈhɛləbɔr | ▶noun a herbaceous plant of the lily family, with pleated leaves and a tall spike of densely packed yellow-green flowers, found in damp soils in north temperate regions. Also called Indian poke. [Genus Veratrum, family Liliaceae: several species, in particular V. viride of North America. ]

 

falsehood

false hood |ˈfôlsˌho͝od ˈfɔlsˌhʊd | ▶noun the state of being untrue: the truth or falsehood of the many legends that surround her. • a lie. • lying: the right to sue for malicious falsehood.

 

false memory

false mem o ry |fɔls ˈmɛm (ə )ri | ▶noun Psychology an apparent recollection of an event that did not actually occur, esp. one of childhood sexual abuse arising from suggestion during psychotherapy: [ as modifier ] : false memory syndrome.

 

false move

false move |fɔls muv | ▶noun an unwise or careless action that could have dangerous consequences: one false move would lead to nuclear war.

 

false oxlip

false ox lip ▶noun see oxlip.

 

false pregnancy

false preg nan cy ▶noun Medicine an abnormal condition in which signs of pregnancy such as amenorrhea, nausea, and abdominal swelling are present in a woman who is not pregnant.

 

false pretenses

false pre tens es ▶plural noun behavior intended to deceive others: he obtained money by false pretenses.

 

false rib

false rib |fɔls rɪb | ▶noun another term for floating rib.

 

false scorpion

false scor pi on ▶noun another term for pseudoscorpion.

 

false start

false start |fɔls stɑrt | ▶noun an invalid or disallowed start to a race, usually due to a competitor beginning before the official signal has been given. • an unsuccessful attempt to begin something.

 

false step

false step ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] a slip or stumble: one false step and we would have fallen in the sea. • a careless or unwise act; a mistake.

 

false sunbird

false sun bird ▶noun a small asity of Madagascar that resembles a sunbird. [Genus Neodrepanis, family Philepittidae: two species. ]

 

false teeth

false teeth |ˌfɔls ˈtiθ | ▶plural noun another term for dentures (see denture ).

 

false topaz

false to paz ▶noun another term for citrine.

 

falsetto

fal set to |fôlˈsetō fɔlˈsɛdoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. falsettos ) Music a method of voice production used by male singers, esp. tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range: he sang in a piercing falsetto | he was singing falsetto in this role. • a singer using this method. • a voice or sound that is unusually or unnaturally high. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Italian, diminutive of falso ‘false, ’ from Latin falsus (see false ).

 

false vampire

false vam pire ▶noun a large carnivorous bat that preys on rodents, reptiles, and other small vertebrates. [● an Old World bat (three species in the family Megadermatidae, including the large Australian ghost bat, Macroderma gigas ). ● a tropical New World bat (Vampyrum spectrum, family Phyllostomidae ).]

 

falsework

false work |ˈfôlsˌwərk ˈfɔlswərk | ▶noun temporary framework structures used to support a building during its construction.

 

Oxford Dictionary

false

false |fɔːls, fɒls | ▶adjective 1 not according with truth or fact; incorrect: he was feeding false information to his customers | the allegations were false. • not according with rules or law: false imprisonment. 2 made to imitate something in order to deceive: the trunk had a false bottom | a false passport. • artificial: false eyelashes. • not sincere: a horribly false smile. 3 illusory; not actually so: sunscreens give users a false sense of security. • [ attrib. ] used in names of plants, animals, and gems that superficially resemble the thing properly so called, e.g. false oat. 4 disloyal; unfaithful: a false lover. PHRASES false position a situation in which one is compelled to act in a manner inconsistent with one's true nature or principles. DERIVATIVES falsely adverb, falseness noun ORIGIN Old English fals ‘fraud, deceit ’, from Latin falsum ‘fraud ’, neuter past participle of fallere ‘deceive ’; reinforced or re-formed in Middle English from Old French fals, faus ‘false ’.

 

false acacia

false aca ¦cia ▶noun a North American tree with compound leaves and dense hanging clusters of fragrant white flowers, widely grown as an ornamental. ●Robinia pseudoacacia, family Leguminosae.

 

false alarm

false alarm ▶noun a warning given about something that fails to happen.

 

false bedding

false bed |ding ▶noun Geology another term for cross-bedding.

 

false card

false card Bridge ▶noun a card played in order to give one's opponents a misleading impression of one's strength in the suit led. ▶verb ( false-card ) [ with obj. ] play (a false card ).

 

false colour

false col ¦our ▶noun [ mass noun ] colour added during the processing of a photographic or computer image to aid interpretation of the subject.

 

false consciousness

false consciousness ▶noun [ mass noun ] (especially in Marxist theory ) a way of thinking that prevents a person from perceiving the true nature of their social or economic situation.

 

false coral snake

false cor al snake ▶noun a harmless snake that mimics the bright coloration of the venomous coral snakes. [Several genera in the family Colubridae, in particular Simophis and Pliocercus of South America. ]

 

false cypress

false cy |press ▶noun a conifer of a genus that includes Lawson's cypress. ●Genus Chamaecyparis, family Cupressaceae.

 

false dawn

false dawn ▶noun 1 a promising situation which comes to nothing: after so many false dawns, Britain was finally enjoying an export-led boom. 2 a transient light which precedes the rising of the sun by about an hour, commonly seen in Eastern countries.

 

false economy

false econ |omy ▶noun an apparent financial saving that in fact leads to greater expenditure.

 

false face

false face ▶noun a mask, especially as traditionally worn ceremonially by some North American Indian peoples.

 

false friend

false friend ▶noun a word or expression that has a similar form to one in a person's native language, but a different meaning (for example English magazine and French magasin ‘shop ’). ORIGIN translating French faux ami .

 

false fruit

false fruit ▶noun a fruit formed from other parts of the plant as well as the ovary, especially the receptacle, such as the strawberry or fig. Also called pseudocarp.

 

false gharial

false gha ri al |ˈgerēəl ˌfɔls ˈɡɛriəl | ▶noun a rare, narrow-snouted crocodile that resembles the gharial, native to Indonesia and Malaysia. [Tomistoma schlegelii, family Crocodylidae. ]

 

false helleborine

false helleborine (also false hellebore ) ▶noun a herbaceous plant of the lily family which resembles a helleborine, with pleated leaves and a tall dense spike of small flowers, found in north temperate regions. ●Genus Veratrum, family Liliaceae: many species.

 

falsehood

false |hood |ˈfɔːlshʊd, ˈfɒls -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] the state of being untrue: the truth or falsehood of the many legends which surround her. • [ count noun ] a lie. • lying: the right to sue for malicious falsehood.

 

false memory

false mem ¦ory ▶noun Psychology an apparent recollection of an event which did not actually occur, especially one of childhood sexual abuse arising from suggestion during psychoanalysis: [ as modifier ] : false memory syndrome.

 

false move

false move ▶noun an unwise or careless action that could have dangerous consequences: one false move would lead to nuclear war.

 

false oxlip

false oxlip ▶noun see oxlip.

 

false pregnancy

false preg nan cy ▶noun Medicine an abnormal condition in which signs of pregnancy such as amenorrhea, nausea, and abdominal swelling are present in a woman who is not pregnant.

 

false pretences

false pre |tences ▶plural noun behaviour intended to deceive others: he obtained money by false pretences.

 

false rib

false rib ▶noun another term for floating rib.

 

false scorpion

false scor |pion ▶noun a minute arachnid which has pincers but no long abdomen or sting, occurring abundantly in leaf litter. Also called pseudoscorpion. ●Order Pseudoscorpiones.

 

false start

false start ▶noun an invalid start to a race, usually due to a competitor beginning before the official signal has been given. • an unsuccessful attempt to begin something.

 

false step

false step ▶noun a slip or stumble: one false step and we would have fallen in the sea. • a careless or unwise act; a mistake.

 

false sunbird

false sun bird ▶noun a small asity of Madagascar that resembles a sunbird. [Genus Neodrepanis, family Philepittidae: two species. ]

 

false teeth

false teeth ▶plural noun another term for dentures (see denture ).

 

false topaz

false topaz ▶noun another term for citrine.

 

falsetto

falsetto |fɔːlˈsɛtəʊ, fɒl -| ▶noun ( pl. falsettos ) Music a method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range: he sang in a piercing falsetto. • a singer using the falsetto method of voice production. • a voice or sound that is unusually high. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Italian, diminutive of falso ‘false ’, from Latin falsus (see false ).

 

false vampire

false vam |pire ▶noun a large carnivorous bat that includes rodents, reptiles, and other small vertebrates among its prey: ● an Old World bat (three species in the family Megadermatidae, including the large Australian ghost bat, Macroderma gigas ). ● a tropical New World bat (Vampyrum spectrum, family Phyllostomidae ).

 

falsework

false |work |ˈfɔːlswəːk, ˈfɒls -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] temporary framework structures used to support a building during its construction.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

false

false adjective 1 a false report: incorrect, untrue, wrong, erroneous, fallacious, flawed, distorted, inaccurate, imprecise; untruthful, fictitious, concocted, fabricated, invented, made up, trumped up, unfounded, spurious; counterfeit, forged, fraudulent. ANTONYMS correct, truthful. 2 a false friend: faithless, unfaithful, disloyal, untrue, inconstant, treacherous, traitorous, two-faced, double-crossing, deceitful, dishonest, duplicitous, untrustworthy, unreliable; untruthful; informal cheating, two-timing, backstabbing; literary perfidious. ANTONYMS faithful. 3 false pearls. See fake (sense 2 of the adjective ).

 

falsehood

falsehood noun 1 a downright falsehood: lie, untruth, fib, falsification, fabrication, invention, fiction, story, cock-and-bull story, flight of fancy; half truth; informal tall story, tall tale, fairy tale, whopper. ANTONYMS truth. 2 he accused me of falsehood: lying, mendacity, untruthfulness, fibbing, fabrication, invention, perjury, telling stories; deceit, deception, pretense, artifice, double-crossing, treachery; literary perfidy. ANTONYMS honesty. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See fiction . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

false

false adjective 1 he gave a false account of his movements: incorrect, untrue, wrong, erroneous, fallacious, faulty, flawed, distorted, inaccurate, inexact, imprecise, invalid, unfounded; untruthful, fictitious, concocted, fabricated, invented, made up, trumped up, unreal, counterfeit, forged, fraudulent, spurious, misleading, deceptive. ANTONYMS correct; truthful. 2 Briggs proved himself a false friend: faithless, unfaithful, disloyal, untrue, inconstant, false-hearted, treacherous, traitorous, perfidious, two-faced, double-dealing, double-crossing, deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, dishonourable, dishonest, duplicitous, hypocritical, untrustworthy, unreliable; untruthful, lying, mendacious; informal cheating, two-timing, back-stabbing; rare hollow-hearted, double-faced, Janus-faced. ANTONYMS faithful. 3 she would never wear false pearls: fake, artificial, imitation, synthetic, simulated, reproduction, replica, ersatz, faux, plastic, man-made, dummy, mock, sham, bogus, so-called; counterfeit, feigned, forged; informal phoney, pretend, pseudo. ANTONYMS genuine.

 

falsehood

falsehood noun 1 this is an exaggeration if not a downright falsehood: lie, fib, untruth, false statement, falsification, fabrication, invention, piece of fiction, fiction, story, yarn, made-up story, trumped-up story, cock and bull story, flight of fancy, figment of the imagination; barefaced lie, (little ) white lie, half truth, departure from the truth, red herring; informal tall story, tall tale, fairy story, fairy tale, whopper; Brit. informal porky, porky pie, pork pie; humorous terminological inexactitude. ANTONYMS truth. 2 no one has accused me of falsehood before: lying, mendacity, untruthfulness, fibbing, fabrication, invention, perjury, perfidy, perfidiousness, lack of veracity, telling stories, misrepresentation, prevarication, equivocation; deceit, deception, deceitfulness, pretence, artifice, falseness, two-facedness, double-dealing, double-crossing, dissimulation, treachery; Irish informal codology; informal kidology. ANTONYMS truthfulness, honesty.

 

falsetto

falsetto noun he sang in a piercing falsetto: high voice, high-pitched voice, high-pitched tone, shrill tone, piercing tone, ear-piercing tone.

 

Duden Dictionary

Falsett

Fal sett Substantiv, Neutrum Musik , das |Fals e tt |das Falsett; Genitiv: des Falsett [e ]s, Plural: die Falsette italienisch falsetto, zu: falso = falsch < lateinisch falsus männliche Kopfstimme (ohne Brustresonanz )

 

falsettieren

fal set tie ren schwaches Verb Musik |falsett ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « [im ] Falsett singen

 

Falsettist

Fal set tist Substantiv, maskulin , der |Falsett i st |Sänger für Diskant- oder Altpartien [im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert ]

 

Falsettstimme

Fal sett stim me Substantiv, feminin , die |Fals e ttstimme |Kopfstimme

 

Spanish Dictionary

falseador, -ra

falseador, -ra adjetivo Que falsea o cambia algo para que deje de ser cierto o verdadero .

 

falseamiento

falseamiento nombre masculino Acción de falsear :varias organizaciones han denunciado el falseamiento de los resultados electorales .

 

falsear

falsear verbo transitivo 1 Alterar una cosa de manera que deje de ser conforme a la verdad o auténtica :falsear el pensamiento de alguien; falsear documentación; detrás de su apariencia parlamentaria y constitucional, la Restauración escondía un sistema corrupto que falseaba las elecciones y que se aseguraba el control directo de los distritos electorales a través del caciquismo .SINÓNIMO falsificar .2 verbo intransitivo Flaquear o perder [una cosa ] su resistencia :la columna falsea; tuvo la sensación de que le falseaban las piernas .3 verbo transitivo arq Desviar ligeramente un corte de la perpendicular .

 

falsedad

falsedad nombre femenino 1 Falta de verdad, autenticidad o sinceridad :la falsedad de un argumento; con qué cínica falsedad nos sonreía .2 Dicho o hecho falsos :menuda falsedad, porque no es que sean apolíticos, es que son ignorantes .

 

falseo

falseo nombre masculino 1 Acción de falsear .2 Efecto de falsear .

 

falsete

falsete nombre masculino 1 Voz más aguda que la natural, que se produce voluntaria o involuntariamente al hablar y sobre todo al cantar :empezaron a lanzar gritos en falsete e histéricas risitas .2 Puerta pequeña y de una hoja, para pasar de una habitación o sala a otra .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

false

false /fɔːls / (! fa-は /fɔː /) 〖語源は 「詐欺の 」〗形容詞 more ～; most ～/～r ; ～st 1 〈話 情報などが 〉間違った , 事実に反する (!意図的に人を 「だます 」ことを暗示; ↔true ; →wrong ) ▸ True or false ?正しいか誤りか (!正誤問題 (true-false question [test ])の解答を求める質問 ) ▸ That's totally false .｟話 ｠まったくの間違いだよ 2 〈希望 推論などが 〉誤りに基づいた ; 誤解による ▸ a false impression 誤った印象 ▸ a false sense of security 思い違いによる安心感 3 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗(わざと )偽った , 偽造の (↔real )▸ a false name 偽名 4 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗人工 [人造 ]の (artificial )(↔real )▸ a false mustache 付けひげ ▸ false eyelashes 付けまつげ 5 ｟否定的に ｠〈行動が 〉【人 考えなどに対して 】不誠実な «to » ; ｟ややかたく ｠〈人が 〉うそを言う ; (だますための )見せかけの ▸ make false statements 虚偽の陳述をする ▸ false modesty [tears ]うわべだけの謙虚さ [そら涙 ]6 〘植 〙ニセ …, … モドキ .7 〘楽 〙調子はずれの .8 仮の, 一時的な .9 〘論 〙(命題が )偽 （ぎ ） の .副詞 不実に ; 偽って . pl à y A f á lse ＝pl à y f á lse with A A 〈人 〉をだます, 裏切る .～̀ acc ó unting ｟英 ｠不正経理 .～̀ al á rm 1 誤った警報 .2 思いすごし .～̀ arr é st 〘法 〙誤認逮捕 .～̀ beg í nner (言語の学習経験がある )自称初心者 .～̀ b ó ttom 二重底 〘上にある見せかけの底 〙; 上げ底 .～̀ c ó gnate ＝false friend (2 ).～̀ c ó lor 1 〘コンピュ 〙擬似カラー 〘温度差を色で表現する 〙.2 〖～s 〗(正体をくらますための )見せかけ 〘船が掲げる偽りの国旗から 〙▸ sail [fly ] under false colors 素姓を偽る ～̀ d á wn ｟かたく ｠夜明け前の微光 ; まぼろし ; 誤った期待感 .～̀ ec ó nomy 節約になりそうでならないもの .～̀ fr í end 1 不誠実な友 .2 〘言 〙(異なる言語間で )似ているが意味の違う語 .～̀ impr í sonment 〘法 〙不法監禁 .～̀ m é mory s ỳ ndrome 〘医 〙偽記憶症候群 〘起こっていない事を起こったと思い込む症状 〙.～̀ m ó ve (危機につながる )決定的な誤り ▸ One false move and you'd be killed .少しでもへたに動くと命はないよ .～̀ pos í tion 誤解を与えるような立場 .～̀ p ó sitive 〘医 〙擬陽性 ; 検査結果の誤り .～̀ pr é gnancy 想像妊娠 .～̀ pr é tenses [｟英 ｠pr é tences ]虚偽表示 ▸ under [on, by ] false pretenses 他人を欺いて ～̀ st á rt 1 〘スポーツ 〙フライング .2 出だしのつまずき .～̀ st é p 〖通例単数形で 〗踏みはずし, つまずき ; (危機につながる )誤り .～̀ t é eth 〖複数扱い 〗義歯 .

 

falsehood

false hood /fɔ́ːlshʊ̀d /名詞 ｟かたく ｠1 C 偽り, うそ ; U 欺瞞 （ぎまん ）, うそをつくこと (!lieとは異なり意図的ではない ) ▸ tell [utter ] a falsehood うそをつく 2 U 虚偽, 誤り .3 C 間違った考え [信念 ].

 

falsely

f á lse ly 副詞 1 〖動詞 を修飾して 〗誤って, 不当に ; 偽って .2 〖形容詞 動詞 を修飾して 〗不誠実に, 不実にも .

 

falseness

f á lse ness 名詞 U 誤り ; 虚偽 ; 不実, 裏切り .

 

falsetto

fal set to /fɔːlsétoʊ /〖＜イタリア 〗名詞 複 ～s C U 1 〖通例単数形で 〗(男性の )裏声, 作り声 ; 〘楽 〙(テノール歌手の )ファルセット, 仮声 ▸ in (a ) falsetto 裏声で 2 ファルセット歌手 .形容詞 副詞 裏声 [ファルセット ]の [で ].