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speciousness

/ˈspiː.ʃəs.nəs/

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noun

/ˈspiː.ʃəs.nəs/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее качество иметь видимость истины или правдоподобия, которая на самом деле ложна или обманчива.

A noun referring to the quality of having an appearance of truth or plausibility that is actually false or deceptive.

uncountable

  1. Deceptive plausibilityC2formal

    The quality of appearing to be true, correct, or reasonable, but actually being false or misleading.

    ruКажущаяся правдоподобность

    • The speciousness of his argument was exposed by the expert.
    • She saw through the speciousness of the advertisement's claims.
    • The speciousness of the theory became apparent after further investigation.

    Synonymscasuistrydeceptivenessfallaciousnessplausibilitysophistry

    Antonymscogencypersuasivenesssoundnessvalidity

Forms
  • speciousnesses plural form
  • speciousnesses' possessive plural form
  • speciousness's possessive singular form
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