Liars

/ˈlaɪɚz/ noun

Definition

People who deliberately tell untruths or make false statements; people who do not tell the truth.

Etymology

From Old English 'leogere,' related to Germanic roots meaning 'to lie.' The word has meant 'one who tells falsehoods' for over a thousand years.

Kelly Says

The word 'liar' is so ancient that it appears in some of the oldest English texts, and philosophers have spent centuries on the paradox of 'the liar's statement'—if a liar says 'I always lie,' is that statement true or false?

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