The characteristic of being false.

present participle of false

False decoding (by a telecommunications decoder).

plural of falseness

(obsolete) False.

A non-poisonous, but dull-tasting mushroom that resembles chanterelle; Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca.

(Marxism, including its brand of social sciences) A faulty understanding of the true character of social processes due to ideology.

A scent laid down to distract a predator that hunts by smell from the scent trail of its prey. / (writing) A misleading expectation created by ambiguous writing

(countable) A perjurer; a deceptive or misleading witness. / (uncountable, countable) Deceptive public statements.

plural of false negative