noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state or quality of being specious. uncountable
2. 2
   an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility wordnet
3. 3
   The result or product of being specious. countable, rare

Synonyms

All synonyms

actingaffectationapparent characterapparent soundnessappearanceappearances

Etymology

From specious + -ness.

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