- false adj
- On the wall of a dentist's office: Always be true to your teeth, or they will be false to you.
English expressions. 2014.
false adj
Look at other dictionaries:
false — adj 1: not genuine, authentic, or legitimate compare counterfeit 2 a: not true or correct; esp: intentionally or knowingly untrue or incorrect injured by false accusations b: intended to mislead or deceive: decept … Law dictionary
false — adj 1 False, wrong mean not in conformity with what is true or right. False in all of its senses is colored by its original implication of deceit; the implication of deceiving or of being deceived is strong when the term implies a contrariety… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
false — (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
false — adj. & adv. adj. 1 not according with fact; wrong, incorrect (a false idea). 2 a spurious, sham, artificial (false gods; false teeth; false modesty). b acting as such; appearing to be such, esp. deceptively (a false lining). 3 illusory; not… … Useful english dictionary
false — W3S3 [fo:ls US fo:ls] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(untrue)¦ 2¦(wrong)¦ 3¦(not real)¦ 4¦(not sincere)¦ 5 false economy 6 under false pretences 7 false move/step 8 false imprisonment/arrest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 900 1000; : Latin; … Dictionary of contemporary English
false — [fôls] adj. falser, falsest [ME < OFr < fals < L falsus, pp. of fallere, to deceive: see FAIL] 1. not true; in error; incorrect; mistaken [a false argument] 2. untruthful; lying; dishonest [a false witness] 3. disloyal; unfaithful [a… … English World dictionary
false — adj. 1 not true, genuine or real VERBS ▪ be, look, prove, sound ADVERB ▪ absolutely, completely, entirely, quite … Collocations dictionary
false — 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
false-positive — adj relating to or being an individual or a test result that is erroneously classified in a positive category (as of diagnosis) because of imperfect testing methods or procedures <a false positive pregnancy test> compare false negative… … Medical dictionary
false-negative — adj relating to or being an individual or a test result that is erroneously classified in a negative category (as of diagnosis) because of imperfect testing methods or procedures compare FALSE POSITIVE false negative n * * * false neg·a·tive… … Medical dictionary
