speciousness
speciousness · speciousnesses
Vordergründigkeit, Fadenscheinigkeit, Unfundiertheit, Hohlheit
The state or quality of being speciousThe state or quality of being specious.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The state or quality of being specious.
Vordergründigkeit, Fadenscheinigkeit, Unfundiertheit
(countable, rare)The result or product of being specious.
More definitions
- an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility
Translations
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By meaning 1
state or quality of being specious:
Forms
plural: speciousnesses| Singular | speciousness |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility:meretriciousness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedspecious
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable