False-heartedness

False-heartedness
False-hearted False"-heart`ed, a. Hollow or unsound at the core; treacherous; deceitful; perfidious. --Bacon. -- {False"-heart`ed*ness}, n. --Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster]

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  • false-heartedness — See false hearted. * * * …   Universalium

  • false-heartedness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Betrayal, especially of a moral obligation: disloyalty, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidiousness, perfidy, traitorousness, treacherousness, treachery, unfaithfulness. See CONTINUE, TRUST …   English dictionary for students

  • false-hearted — false heartedly, adv. false heartedness, n. /fawls hahr tid/, adj. having a false or treacherous heart; deceitful; perfidious. [1565 75] * * * falseˈ heartˈed adjective Treacherous or deceitful • • • Main Entry: ↑false …   Useful english dictionary

  • false-hearted — false heartedly, adv. false heartedness, n. /fawls hahr tid/, adj. having a false or treacherous heart; deceitful; perfidious. [1565 75] * * * …   Universalium

  • falseness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. An erroneous or false idea: erroneousness, error, fallacy, falsehood, falsity, untruth. See CORRECT, TRUE. 2. Betrayal, especially of a moral obligation: disloyalty, faithlessness, false heartedness, falsity,… …   English dictionary for students

  • falsity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Betrayal, especially of a moral obligation: disloyalty, faithlessness, false heartedness, falseness, infidelity, perfidiousness, perfidy, traitorousness, treacherousness, treachery, unfaithfulness. See CONTINUE,… …   English dictionary for students

  • infidelity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. betrayal, treachery; faithlessness, fickleness; adultery; skepticism, unbelief. See probity, irreligion.Ant., faithful, true. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Disloyalty] Syn. faithlessness, treachery,… …   English dictionary for students

  • treachery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. treason, perfidy, faithlessness, disloyalty, infidelity, falsity, falseness. See improbity, deception. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. faithlessness, disloyalty, betrayal; see dishonesty , treason . III… …   English dictionary for students

  • disloyalty — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. infidelity, inconstancy, treachery, unfaithfulness, recreancy, apostasy, betrayal of trust, faithlessness, disaffection, subversion, sedition, treason, deliberate breaking of faith, breach of trust, subversive activity,… …   English dictionary for students

  • faithlessness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Disloyalty] Syn. perfidy, fraud, treachery; see dishonesty , treason . 2. [Doubt] Syn. skepticism, disbelief, agnosticism; see doubt 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Betrayal, especially of a moral obligation: disloyalty,… …   English dictionary for students

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