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untrue.

False; not true.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʌnˈtɹuː/
  1. False; not true.

    She says that I stole her necklace, but that's completely untrue.
  2. Not faithful or loyal.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-Indo-European *drewH-der. Proto-Germanic *triwwiz Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī Old English untrīewe Middle English untrewe English untrue From Middle English untrewe, from Old English untrīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz. Equivalent to un- + true.

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