false

/fɔls/ adj [not gradable] (NOT CORRECT)

Definition

› not correct or true: "Three plus three is seven. True or false?" "False." Note: said about information or an idea falsely

/ˈfɔls·li/ adv [not gradable] › She was falsely accused of shoplifting. falsity

/ˈfɔl·sɪ·t̬i/ n [U] (also falseness /ˈfɔl·snəs/) › fml We’re trying to determine the truth or falsity of your previous statement.

(Definition of false adj (NOT CORRECT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

If a reason, argument or explanation holds water, it is true

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