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false
English
Etymology
From Middle English false, fals, from Old English fals (“false; counterfeit; fraudulent; wrong; mistaken”), from Latin falsus (“counterfeit, false; falsehood”), perfect passive participle of fall? (“deceive”). Reinforced in Middle English by Anglo-Norman and Old French fals, faus. Compare Scots fals, false, Saterland Frisian falsk, German falsch, Dutch vals, Swedish and Danish falsk; all from Latin falsus. Displaced native Middle English les, lese, from Old English l?as (“false”); See lease, leasing. Doublet of faux.
Pronunciation
- (UK, General New Zealand, General Australian) IPA(key): /f??ls/, /f?ls/
- (General American) IPA(key): /f?ls/, /f?ls/
Adjective
false (comparative falser, superlative falsest)
- Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
- Based on factually incorrect premises.
- Spurious, artificial.
- (logic) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
- Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
- Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
- Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
- Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
- Used in the vernacular name of a species (or group of species) together with the name of another species to which it is similar in appearance.
- (music) Out of tune.
Synonyms
- lease
- See also Thesaurus:false
Antonyms
- (untrue): real, true
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
false (comparative more false, superlative most false)
- in a dishonest and disloyal way; falsely.
Noun
false (plural falses)
- One of two options on a true-or-false test.
Anagrams
- A.S.L.E.F., Leafs, alefs, fasel, feals, fleas, leafs, lefsa
Italian
Adjective
false f pl
- feminine plural of falso
Latin
Noun
false
- vocative singular of falsus
References
- false in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- false in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- false in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Spanish
Verb
false
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of falsar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of falsar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of falsar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of falsar.
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ostensible
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French ostensible, formed, with the suffix -ible, from Latin ostensus, the past participle of ostend? (“show”), itself from obs- (“in front of”) (akin to ob- (“in the way”) and to Ancient Greek ??? (epí, “on, at, besides, after”) and Old English eofot (“crime”)) + tend? (“stretch”) (akin to Ancient Greek ????? (teín?)). Cf. also Medieval Latin ostensibilis.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??st?ns.?.b?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /??st?ns.?.b?l/
- Hyphenation: os?ten?si?ble
Adjective
ostensible (comparative more ostensible, superlative most ostensible)
- Apparent, evident; meant for open display.
- 1956–1960, R.S. Peters, The Concept of Motivation, Routledge & Kegan Paul (second edition, 1960), chapter ii: “Motives and Motivation”, page 32:
- Motives, of course, may be mixed; but this only means that a man aims at a variety of goals by means of the same course of action. Similarly a man may have a strong motive or a weak one, an ulterior motive or an ostensible one.
- In witch-trials the conflict was officially defined as between the accused and God, or between the accused and the Catholic (later Protestant) church, as God's earthly representative. [...]
Behind the ostensible conflict of the witch-trial lay the usual conflicts of social class, values, and human relationships.
- In witch-trials the conflict was officially defined as between the accused and God, or between the accused and the Catholic (later Protestant) church, as God's earthly representative. [...]
- 2016 January 26, "When ‘Made In Israel’ Is a Human Rights Abuse," The New York Times (retrieved 26 January 2016):
- The ostensible reason this provision was added to a bill on international trade is to combat the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, a grass-roots campaign that seeks to pressure Israel to change its policies toward the Palestinians.
- 1956–1960, R.S. Peters, The Concept of Motivation, Routledge & Kegan Paul (second edition, 1960), chapter ii: “Motives and Motivation”, page 32:
- Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real).
- The ostensible reason for his visit to New York was to see his mother, but the real reason was to get to the Yankees game the next day.
Antonyms
- (meant for open display): ulterior
Derived terms
- ostensibility
- ostensibly
Related terms
- ostensive
- ostentatious
- ostentation
Translations
References
- ostensible at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- bilestones
French
Etymology
Formed, with the suffix -ible, from Latin ostensus, past participle of ostend? (“I show”), itself from obs- in front of (akin to ob- in the way; akin to Greek epi 'on, at, besides, after' and Old English eofot crime) + tend? (“I stretch”) (Greek teinein); or borrowed from Medieval Latin ostensibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s.t??.sibl/
Adjective
ostensible (plural ostensibles)
- apparent
Derived terms
- ostensiblement
Related terms
- ostentateur
- ostentatoire
Further reading
- “ostensible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin ostensibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /osten?sible/, [os.t??n?si.??le]
Adjective
ostensible (plural ostensibles)
- ostensible, apparent
Derived terms
- ostensiblemente
Related terms
- ostentar
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