Meaning

noun the state of being false or untrue

noun unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous

noun the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical

originEtymology tree English false Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English falseness From false + -ness.

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