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# untruthfulness

noun (untruthfulness — uncountable)

«untruthfulness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Untruthfulness is the quality or habit of not telling the truth; being dishonest or lying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untruthfulness/#m1)
2. Untruthfulness can also mean the falseness of a statement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untruthfulness/#m2)

### In the lessons

In ethics and religion lessons: truthfulness is a value; untruthfulness breaks trust. In church talk: the Bible tells people not to bear false witness. In stories like «The Boy Who Cried Wolf», untruthfulness leads to nobody believing the boy.

### Examples

- His untruthfulness lost him his friends' trust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untruthfulness/#x1)
- The boy who cried wolf was punished for his untruthfulness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untruthfulness/#x2)
- The teacher was upset by the untruthfulness of the excuse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untruthfulness/#x3)
- Untruthfulness in adverts is against the law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untruthfulness/#x4)
- Christians believe untruthfulness harms the soul and others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untruthfulness/#x5)
- The judge noticed the untruthfulness of the witness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untruthfulness/#x6)
- He was caned for untruthfulness without any delay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untruthfulness/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable, formal. Everyday words: «lying», «dishonesty». Opposite: «truthfulness» or «honesty».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «untruthfulness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untruthfulness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«untruthfulness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/untruthfulness.html) on Mova free.