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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 fal·si·ty /ˈfɔlsəti/
 虛偽,錯誤

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fal·si·ty n.;pl. Falsities
 1. The quality of being false; coutrariety or want of conformity to truth.
    Probability does not make any alteration, either in the truth or falsity of things.   --South.
 2. That which is false; falsehood; a lie; a false assertion.
    Men often swallow falsities for truths.   --Sir T. Brown.
 Syn: -- Falsehood; lie; deceit.
 Usage: -- Falsity, Falsehood, Lie. Falsity denotes the state or quality of being false. A falsehood is a false declaration designedly made. A lie is a gross, unblushing falsehood. The falsity of a person's assertion may be proved by the evidence of others and thus the charge of falsehood be fastened upon him.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 falsity
      n 1: the state of being false or untrue; "argument could not
           determine its truth or falsity" [syn: falseness] [ant:
            truth]
      2: a false statement [syn: falsehood, untruth, false
         statement] [ant: truth]