лжи́вость — meaning in English

English meaning

• deceit noun The act of deliberately misleading someone; a trick or lie meant to fool someone.
• falsehood noun A false statement; a lie.
• mendacity noun The quality of not telling the truth.

Senses

лжи́вость is used for these senses in English:

• deceit (uncountable) The state of being deceitful or deceptive.
• falsehood (countable) A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie.
• falsehood (archaic, rare) Mendacity, deceitfulness; the trait of lying.
• mendacity (uncountable) The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.

deceit — full definition

1. noun The act of deliberately misleading someone; a trick or lie meant to fool someone.
2. noun In law, a false statement made knowingly or recklessly to trick someone into relying on it, causing them harm.

falsehood — full definition

1. noun A false statement; a lie.
2. noun The quality of being untrue.

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