The quality or state of deceptively appearing to be genuine; speciousness, superficial plausibility. Also: an example of this. Cf. colourable, adj. 1.

The quality of being plausible; plausibility.

The quality of being specious; speciousness.

The quality or fact of seeming to be something; unreal pretence; plausibility.

The quality in an argument, statement, etc., of seeming reasonable or probable; appearance of reasonableness; believability, credibility; (formerly)…

The quality of being speciously attractive, plausible, etc.

The quality or fact of being meretricious; showy superficiality; tawdriness.

With the. That which is meretricious about a person, creative work, etc.