Lying, falsehood.

The action of fable, v.; the telling of fictitious stories, fabulous narration, romancing, †lying; an instance of the same.

The action of lie, v.2; the telling of lies. †In 16–17th centuries sometimes in plural.

Lying.

Telling of falsehoods. Obsolete.

Invention, excogitation; fictitious invention, fiction. Now only poetic. Formerly also with more reproachful sense: †Deception, lying; a…

see leasing, n.1 cf. 2b.

Cretan behaviour, i.e. lying.

The action of telling lies.

The intentional making of false statements; lying. (Occasionally with wider sense adopted from ancient philosophy: see quot. 1821.)

colloquial. The action of telling lies; lying. Now rare.

Untruthfulness in speech; the action of telling lies.

the action of the verb, an instance of this.

the presentation of the truth in such a way as to suit particular circumstances; discreditable or expedient reticence; (also) an instance of this.

The practice of a fibber; falsehood, lying.