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An appearance of truth that is false or deceptive
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meretriciousness
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
meretriciousness \mer`e*tri"cious*ness\ n. an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility. Syn: speciousness. tasteless showiness. Syn: flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, tawdriness, glitz.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility; "the speciousness of his argument" [syn: speciousness ] tasteless showiness [syn: flashiness , garishness , gaudiness , loudness , brashness , tawdriness , glitz ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The property of being meretricious.
Usage examples of meretriciousness.
He was used to hearing cock-and-bull stories but this parrot-and-bastard one didn't even get off the slippery starting-blocks of meretriciousness.