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# untruthfulness

«untruthfulness» in Mova's school dictionary: **the quality or habit of not telling the truth; being…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (untruthfulness — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

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

2) Untruthfulness can also mean the falseness of a statement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untruthfulness/#m2)

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

### note

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «untruthfulness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untruthfulness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.