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What does belie mean?
What does Bely mean in English?
What does belied mean?
What does if one thing belies another mean?
1. a. : to give a false impression of. Her gentleness belies her strength. b. : to present an appearance not in agreement with. His manner and appearance belie his age. 2. a. : to show (something) to be false or wrong. The evidence belies their claims of innocence. b. : to run counter to : contradict.
BELIE definition: 1. to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion: 2. to show something to…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) , be·lied, be·ly·ing. to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice. Synonyms: gainsay, confute, repudiate, disprove, refute. Antonyms: support, verify, substantiate, confirm, prove. to misrepresent: The newspaper belied the facts.
BELIE meaning: 1. to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion: 2. to show something to…. Learn more.
To belie means to contradict. If you are 93 but look like you are 53, then your young looks belie your age. We get belie from the Old English beleogan, which meant "to deceive by lying." It suggests characteristics or behavior that inadvertently or deliberately hide the truth. To remember it, just think "be lying."
to show to be false; contradict. His trembling hands belied his calm voice. 2. to misrepresent. The newspaper belied the facts. 3. to act unworthily according to the standards of (a tradition, one's ancestry, one's faith, etc.) 4. archaic. to lie about; slander.
belie something to show that something cannot be true or correct. Government claims that there is no poverty are belied by the number of homeless people on the streets.
