falsehood vs fable
fable vs falsehoodfalsehood and fable both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| falsehood | Yes | No | No | No |
| fable | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
fable is a hyponym of
falsehood; that is, fable is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
falsehood:
- falsehood: a false statement
- fable: a deliberately false or improbable account
Other hyponyms of falsehood include
dodge, dodging, scheme, lie, prevarication, fabrication, fiction, deceit, deception, misrepresentation, contradiction, contradiction in terms.
| falsehood (noun) | fable (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting | a short moral story (often with animal characters) |
| a false statement | a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events |
| a deliberately false or improbable account |
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