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Meretriciousness

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Noun

1. meretriciousness, speciousness

an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility

Example Sentences:
'the speciousness of his argument'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Meretriciousness

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adjective
1. 
superficially or garishly attractive
2. 
insincere
meretricious praise
3. archaic
of, like, or relating to a prostitute

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Meretriciousness

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adjective
1.  Obsolete
of, like, or characteristic of a prostitute
2. 
alluring by false, showy charms; attractive in a flashy way; tawdry
3. 
superficially plausible; specious

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