SPECIOSITY

Etymology

Noun

speciosity (countable and uncountable, plural speciosities)

(uncountable) The state or quality of being specious.

(countable, rare, mostly, in the plural) A specious action, promise, ideology, etc.

Source: Wiktionary


Spe`ci*os"i*ty, n.; pl. Speciocities. Etym: [Cf. LL. speciositas.]

1. The quality or state of being specious; speciousness. Professions built so largely on speciosity, instead of performance. Carlyle.

2. That which is specious. Dr. H. More.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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