adjective
false
fawls
adjective
1
Not true; incorrect or contrary to fact.
"The rumor turned out to be completely false."
"He gave a false name to the police."
2
Not genuine or real; artificial.
"She wore false eyelashes for the photoshoot."
3
Disloyal or deceitful.
"He proved false to his own promises."
4
Representing a negative or "no" value in logic or computing.
"The function returns false if the condition isn't met."
How to Use False
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishNot true, not real, or — in computing — the opposite of "true."
Common pairings
false alarm
false start
true or false
false teeth
Word Forms
falser comparative, more false comparative, falsed past tense, falses plural, falses singular, falsest superlative, most false superlative
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Etymology
From Old English fals, from Latin falsus ("deceived, counterfeit"), the past participle of fallere ("to deceive").