Meanings
nounspeciousness (countable and uncountable, plural speciousnesses)
plural speciousnesses
- countablerareThe result or product of being specious.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or quality of being specious.
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nounan appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility
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Translations
French spéciosité
- spéciositéstate or quality of being specious
German Vordergründigkeit, Fadenscheinigkeit
- Vordergründigkeitstate or quality of being specious
- Fadenscheinigkeitstate or quality of being specious
- Unfundiertheitstate or quality of being specious
- Hohlheitstate or quality of being specious
Italian speciosità
- speciositàstate or quality of being specious
Polish bałamutność, pokrętność
- bałamutnośćstate or quality of being specious
- pokrętnośćstate or quality of being specious
- zwodniczośćstate or quality of being specious
- zwódresult or product of being specious
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APA
speciousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speciousness
MLA
“speciousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speciousness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speciousness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speciousness.
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