noun
1. an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility
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the speciousness of his argument
• Syn: ↑speciousness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑meretricious, ↑specious (for: ↑speciousness)
• Hypernyms: ↑deceptiveness, ↑obliquity
2. tasteless showiness
• Syn:
• Derivationally related forms: ↑tawdry (for: ↑tawdriness), ↑meretricious, ↑loud (for: ↑loudness), ↑gaudy (for: ↑gaudiness), ↑garish (for: ↑garishness), ↑flashy (for: ↑flashiness)
• Hypernyms: ↑tastelessness
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noun (-es) : the quality or state of being meretricious
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meretricˈiousness noun
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Main Entry: ↑meretricious
Useful english dictionary. 2012.