falseness

/ˈfɔɫsnəs/ noun

The characteristic of being false.

Word Origin Falseness comes from false, which goes back to Latin fallere 'to deceive, cheat'. The -ness suffix turns it into a noun: the state of being untrue. The same root gives us fallacy, fallible, and infallible — all about deception or error.

noun The characteristic of being false. countable

The falseness of his smile made everyone uncomfortable during the meeting.

(名词) 虚假;虚伪;不真实 【虚假性】

他笑容的虚伪让会议中的每个人都感到不适。

(sustantivo) falsedad; hipocresía; doblez; falsía [La característica de ser falso.]

La falsedad de su sonrisa hizo que todos se sintieran incómodos durante la reunión.

(nom) fausseté; caractère faux; duplicité [Caractère de ce qui est faux, mensonger, hypocrite ou déloyal.]

La fausseté de son sourire a mis tout le monde mal à l'aise pendant la réunion.

(Substantiv) Unwahrheit; Falschheit [die Eigenschaft, unwahr, unaufrichtig oder nicht der Realität entsprechend zu sein.]

Die **falseness** seiner Aussagen wurde schnell durch die Beweise aufgedeckt.

(名詞) 偽りであること、虚偽である性質。不誠実な状態。

彼の笑顔のfalsenessは、会議中みんなを不快にした。

(substantivo) falsidade; falsia [A característica de ser falso.]

A falsidade do sorriso dele deixou todos desconfortáveis durante a reunião.

Word parts: false + ness

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