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faux.

false; untrue

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/fo//fo.z‿/

  1. false; untrue

  2. false; not real

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French faulx, from Old French fauz, faus, fals, from Latin falsus.

adv/fo//fo.z‿/

  1. badly; inaccurately; untruly

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French faulx, from Old French fauz, faus, fals, from Latin falsus.

noun/fo//fo.z‿/

  1. fabrication, forgery

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French faulx, from Old French fauz, faus, fals, from Latin falsus.

noun/fo//fo.z‿/

  1. scythe

    feminine · invariable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French faulx, from Old French fauz, from Latin falcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelk-, *dʰelg- (“a cutting tool”).

verb/fo//fo.z‿/

  1. first/second-person singular present indicative of faillir

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French fail, faus, from Latin fallō, fallis.

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