Spanish Conversation · Level 91
59 words
Spanish word
falsedad
Pronunciation
IPA/falseˈðað/
Meaning
- feminine nounfalsehood
Example
La falsedad quedó evidente.
The falsehood became evident.
More examples
Ella dijo una falsedad para evitar problemas.
She said a falsehood to avoid trouble.
Core concept
State or quality of being untrue.
Common phrases
decir una falsedad
say a falsehood
contar una falsedad
tell a falsehood
Similar words
mentira: Intentional spoken or written falsehood presented as fact.
engaño: Deliberate action to deceive another person and induce mistaken belief.
falsificación: Creating fake documents or objects that mimic real ones to deceive.
fraude: Deceptive scheme or swindle used to obtain money, property, or advantage.
Definition in Spanish
Estado o característica de algo que es falso; falta de veracidad en palabras, hechos o documentos.
Word origin
The word derives from the adjective falso plus the noun-forming suffix -dad, ultimately from Latin falsus, which is related to fallere 'to deceive'.
Usage tips
- Falsedad commonly implies intentional or systematic untruth, while an individual lie is labeled mentira and an accidental mistake is expressed with error or equivocación.
Other meanings
- untruthnoun
- lienoun
Opposites
- verdadtruthnoun
- sinceridadsinceritynoun
Related words
- falsofalseadjective
- falsamentefalselyadverb
- falsificaciónfalsificationnoun