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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A superficial equivocation which only seems to be profound.

   "And yet, no clearer example of a deepity will you find than the assertion that math is an instinct."

Example

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"And yet, no clearer example of a deepity will you find than the assertion that math is an instinct."

Etymology

From deep + -ity, the word was created by Miriam Weizenbaum and given a precise definition by Daniel Dennett.

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