Liars

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. People who habitually tell untruths and deceive others by providing incorrect information
2. Individuals who are known for falsifying facts and misleading others through dishonest claims
3. Persons who frequently say things that are not true to mislead others

Etymology: "Liars" is simply the plural of "liar," so the story lies in the singular. Old English had "lēogere" (also spelled "lēgere"), meaning a liar, a false witness, or a hypocrite, and it was built from the verb "leugan," to lie, with an ending that marked a person who does the action. The same pattern gave English words like "hunter" and "baker," where the suffix names someone who performs a deed. The root goes back further still. The verb traces to Proto-Germanic "leuganą," and the agent ending to "*-ārijaz," so the word belongs to a family of Germanic terms for deception that shared a common ancestor. Over the Middle English period the word shifted in spelling through forms such as "lier," "liere," and "lyere," settling into the modern "liar" only later.

Synonyms: deceivers, falsifiers, prevaricators, fibbers, fabricators

Antonyms: truth-tellers, honest people, verifiers, truth-seekers, authentic individuals