1. (superl.) Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishonest; as, a false witness.

2. (superl.) Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.

3. (superl.) Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.

4. (superl.) Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry.

5. (superl.) Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as, a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar.

6. (superl.) Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.

7. (superl.) Not in tune.

8. (adv.) Not truly; not honestly; falsely.

9. (v.) To report falsely; to falsify.

10. (v.) To betray; to falsify.

11. (v.) To mislead by want of truth; to deceive.

12. (v.) To feign; to pretend to make.