mendax — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deceitful adj Deliberately dishonest or misleading; inclined to trick or deceive others.
- false adjective Not true; incorrect or contrary to fact.
- liar noun A person who tells lies, especially someone who does so often.
- untruthful adj Not giving the truth; providing untrue facts; lying.
Senses
mendax is used for these senses in English:
- false Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
- liar A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie.
- mendacious (of a person) Lying, untruthful or dishonest.
- untruthful Not giving the truth; providing untrue facts; lying. [from circa 1820s]
false — full definition
- adjective Not true; incorrect or contrary to fact.
- adjective Not genuine or real; artificial.
- adjective Disloyal or deceitful.
- adjective Representing a negative or "no" value in logic or computing.