speciousness (n)
meretriciousness (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 07
def an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive
def seeming plausibility
examples the speciousness of his argument
Outgoing links
Hypernym deceptiveness, obliquity
Derivationally related form meretriciousness → meretricious
Derivationally related form speciousness → specious
Derivationally related form speciousness → specious
Incoming links
Derivationally related form specious → speciousness
Derivationally related form meretricious → meretriciousness
Derivationally related form specious → speciousness
Hyponym deceptiveness, obliquity

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