FALSE
What does "FALSE" mean?
Not in accordance with fact or truth; incorrect or untrue.
Meanings
- Not true; contrary to fact. The rumor turned out to be completely false.
- Artificial; serving as a substitute for the real thing. She wore a wig and a set of false eyelashes.
- Deceitful, disloyal, or treacherous. He proved a false friend the moment trouble arrived. formal
- In a dishonest or treacherous manner. They swore she had played him false. archaic
Did you know?
- In the Boolean logic that George Boole formalized in 1854, the entire concept of 'false' is reduced to a single digit: 0, the silent partner of every computer's 1.
Word origin
From Latin 'falsus', past participle of 'fallere' meaning 'to deceive', via Old French 'fals'; the same root gives us 'fail' and 'fallacy'.
Remember it
FALSE hides a lie: F-A-L-S-E, and a 'lie' is exactly what it labels.
A little poem
It wore the truth's exact same coat-
until you reached to check the throat.
couplet
Wordplay
- I told my computer the statement was false. It said: noted, that's a 0 from me.
What it teaches
A lie travels easiest when it dresses exactly like the truth.
Quick facts
What does FALSE mean?
Not in accordance with fact or truth; incorrect or untrue.
Is FALSE a valid word?
Yes — FALSE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FALSE?
FALSE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does FALSE come from?
From Latin 'falsus', past participle of 'fallere' meaning 'to deceive', via Old French 'fals'; the same root gives us 'fail' and 'fallacy'.
What can FALSE teach us?
A lie travels easiest when it dresses exactly like the truth.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.