false

adjective
/fɔːls/

Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.

Other meanings

Based on factually incorrect premises.
Spurious, artificial.

Example sentences

“False consciousness keeps the ruling class in power.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“It seems obviously false to me.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "falsus" (counterfeit, false; falsehood).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “false” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.