speciosity

[ spee-shee-os-i-tee ]

/ ˌspi ʃiˈɒs ɪ ti /

noun, plural spe·ci·os·i·ties.

the quality or state of being specious.

Nearby words

specificity, specifics, specify, specimen, specimen plant, speciosity, specious, specious present, speciously, speck, speckedness

Origin of speciosity

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

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British Dictionary definitions for speciosity

speciosity

/ (ˌspiːʃɪˈɒsɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

a thing or person that is deceptively attractive or plausible

the state of being specious

obsolete the state of being beautiful

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