False

Morpheme

False

Type

free base

Denotation

untrue, incorrect, counterfeit, fraudulent, mistaken, wrong

Etymology

Middle English false, fals; Old English fals; Latin falsus, from fallere

Evidence

false, falsecard, falsedom, falseface, falseful, falseheart, falsehood, falsely, falsen, falseness, falses, falsework, falsies, falsifiable, falsification, falsificationism, falsify, falsish, falsism, falsity, falsy, superfalse, unfalse

See Also

Fall, Fail, Fault