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  • 11false — fȯls adj, fals·er; fals·est 1) not corresponding to truth or reality <a test for HIV which gave false results> 2) artificially made <false teeth> 3) of a kind related to or resembling another kind that is usu. designated by the… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 12false — false; false·hood; false·ly; false·ness; …

    English syllables

  • 13False — False, adv. Not truly; not honestly; falsely. You play me false. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14False — False, v. t. [L. falsare to falsify, fr. falsus: cf. F. fausser. See {False}, a.] 1. To report falsely; to falsify. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To betray; to falsify. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] [He] hath his truthe falsed in this wise. Chaucer.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15false — (adj.) late 12c., from O.Fr. fals, faus (12c., Mod.Fr. faux) false, fake, incorrect, mistaken, treacherous, deceitful, from L. falsus deceived, erroneous, mistaken, pp. of fallere deceive, disappoint, of uncertain origin (see FAIL (Cf. fail)).… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 16false — [adj1] wrong, made up apocryphal, beguiling, bogus, casuistic, concocted, contrary to fact, cooked up*, counterfactual, deceitful, deceiving, delusive, dishonest, distorted, erroneous, ersatz*, fake, fallacious, fanciful, faulty, fictitious,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 17False — (englisch für falsch, unzutreffend) bezeichnet eine Aussage, siehe Aussagenlogik false (Unix), ein Kommandozeilenprogramm unter Unix Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort b …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 18false — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not in accordance with the truth or facts. 2) invalid or illegal. 3) deliberately intended to deceive. 4) artificial. 5) not actually so; illusory: a false sense of security. 6) disloyal. DERIVATIVES …

    English terms dictionary

  • 19False — False, 1) (Cap Falso), Vorgebirg an der Südküste der Insel Hayti; 2) Vorgebirg an der Ostküste (Hondurasbai) von Yucatan (Mexico); 3) Vorgebirg an der Nordostküste der südamerikanischen Republik Neugranada …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 20False —   [dt. »falsch«], True …

    Universal-Lexikon