deceptiveness
The state or quality of being deceptiveThe state or quality of being deceptive
» Tom underestimated the deceptiveness of the simple-looking puzzle.
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1 senses(uncountable)The state or quality of being deceptive
the quality of being deceptive
Examples
3 sentencesTom underestimated the deceptiveness of the simple-looking puzzle.
The deceptiveness of the fake email fooled even careful readers.
The painting's deceptiveness lies in how flat colors appear to form deep space.
Translations
1 languagesSynonyms
11 synonymsClose in meaning
- the quality of being deceptive:obliquity
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddeceptive
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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