ˈfȯl(t)səd.ē, -sətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English falsete, falste, from Old French falseté, falsité, from Late Latin falsitat-, falsitas, from Latin falsus + -itat-, -itas -ity
1.
a. : the character or quality of not conforming to the truth or facts : untruth
truth (or falsity ) is a property of declarative statements — Philip Hallie
b. : deceitfulness , untrustworthiness , faithlessness
the falsity of an ally
c. : specious, artificial, insincere, or unreal character
the falsity of her smile
the contrast between the reality of history and the falsity of the most commercialized and popular art of the times — J.T.Farrell
2. : something that is false or unreal : falsehood , lie , sham
here we do not escape reality into a pleasant falsity — M.S.Dworkin