meretriciousness

• Qualité ou état d'une apparence trompeusement attrayante ; semblant trompeur de vérité ou de vraisemblance, souvent accompagné d'un clinquant de mauvais goût.

The quality or state of being meretricious; a deceptive appearance of truth or plausibility, often accompanied by tasteless showiness.

indénombrable

1. Deceptive attractivenessC1formal

   A quality that appears true or appealing but is actually false or misleading; false plausibility.

   Attrait trompeur

   • The politician's promises were undermined by the obvious meretriciousness of his rhetoric.
   • Scholars criticized the theory's meretriciousness, noting its seductive but unsupported claims.
   • The advertisement relied on a veneer of meretriciousness to sell a mediocre product.
   • She saw through the meretriciousness of his flattery.

   Synonymesglitterglossspeciousnessveneer

   Antonymesauthenticitygenuinenesshonestysinceritytruthfulness

2. Tasteless flashinessC1formal

   A showy but cheap or gaudy appearance; pretentious display that lacks real value.

   Clinquant, tape-à-l'œil

   • The designer's collection was criticized for its meretriciousness, favoring glitter over substance.
   • The lobby's meretriciousness clashed with the building's minimalist architecture.
   • He despised the meretriciousness of trendy fast fashion.
   • The film's special effects couldn't hide the meretriciousness of its shallow plot.

   Synonymesbrashnesscheapnessflashinessgarishnessgaudinessostentationpretentiousnessshowinesstawdriness

   Antonymeselegancemodestyplainnessrestraintsimplicitytastefulness