Fal"si*ty (?), n.;pl.
Falsities (#). [L. falsitas: cf. F.
fausseté, OF. also, falsité. See
False, a.] 1. The
quality of being false; coutrariety or want of conformity to
truth.
Probability does not make any alteration, either in
the truth or falsity of things.
South.
2. That which is false; falsehood; a lie; a
false assertion.
Men often swallow falsities for
truths.
Sir T. Brown.
Syn. -- Falsehood; lie; deceit. -- Falsity,
Falsehood, Lie. Falsity denotes the state or
quality of being false. A falsehood is a false declaration
designedly made. A lie is a gross, unblushing falsehood. The
falsity of a person's assertion may be proved by the evidence
of others and thus the charge of falsehood be fastened upon
him.
