fraudulence
fraud·u·lence
fraudulence · fraudulences
Betrügerei
The condition of being fraudulentThe condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.
UK/ˈfɹɔː.djʊ.l(ə)ns/US/ˈfɹɔ.d͡ʒə.ləns/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.
Betrügerei
the quality of being fraudulent
Translations
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By meaning 1
condition of being fraudulent:
Origin
From Old French fraudulence, from Latin fraudulentia (“deceitfulness, disposition to defraFrom Old French fraudulence, from Latin fraudulentia (“deceitfulness, disposition to defraud; fraudulence”), from fraudulentus (“deceitful, fraudulent”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns). Fraudulentus is derived from fraus (“deceit, fraud”) (from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrew- (“to mislead”)) + -ulentus (“abounding in, full of”).
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Forms
plural: fraudulences| Singular | fraudulence |
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Synonyms
15 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable