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speciosity

American  
[spee-shee-os-i-tee] / ˌspi ʃiˈɒs ɪ ti /

noun

plural

speciosities

  1. the quality or state of being specious.

speciosity British  
/ ˌspiːʃɪˈɒsɪtɪ /

noun

  1. a thing or person that is deceptively attractive or plausible

  2. the state of being specious

  3. obsolete the state of being beautiful

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Etymology

Origin of speciosity

1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin speciōsitās good looks, beauty. See specious, -ity

Example Sentences

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It is unfortunate, for when Anna is stirred by the sight of him and his all-conquering speciosity, any reader is sure to protest.

From The Craft of Fiction by Lubbock, Percy

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