speciosity

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spe·cious

S0616400 (spē′shəs)adj.1. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious: a specious argument.2. Deceptively appealing: "It is easy enough to give the old idea [of programmatic music] a specious air of modernity" (Aaron Copland).

[Middle English, attractive, from Latin speciōsus, from speciēs, appearance; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

spe′cious·ly adv.spe′ci·os′i·ty (-shē-ŏs′ĭ-tē), spe′cious·ness (-shəs-nĭs) n.

speciosity

(ˌspiːʃɪˈɒsɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. a thing or person that is deceptively attractive or plausible2. the state of being specious3. obsolete the state of being beautiful

speciosity

the state or quality of appearing to be greater or more than is to be found on a close examination, as an argument that has the appearance of merit but does not stand up to a close look. — speeious, adj.See also: Philosophy

the state or quality of appearing to be greater or more than is to be found on a close examination, as an argument that has the appearance of merit but does not stand up to a close look. — specious, adj.See also: Images

单词	speciosity
释义	speciosity enUK spe·cious S0616400 (spē′shəs)adj.1. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious: a specious argument.2. Deceptively appealing: "It is easy enough to give the old idea [of programmatic music] a specious air of modernity" (Aaron Copland). [Middle English, attractive, from Latin speciōsus, from speciēs, appearance; see spek- in Indo-European roots.] spe′cious·ly adv.spe′ci·os′i·ty (-shē-ŏs′ĭ-tē), spe′cious·ness (-shəs-nĭs) n. speciosity (ˌspiːʃɪˈɒsɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. a thing or person that is deceptively attractive or plausible2. the state of being specious3. obsolete the state of being beautiful speciosity the state or quality of appearing to be greater or more than is to be found on a close examination, as an argument that has the appearance of merit but does not stand up to a close look. — speeious, adj.See also: Philosophy the state or quality of appearing to be greater or more than is to be found on a close examination, as an argument that has the appearance of merit but does not stand up to a close look. — specious, adj.See also: Images ThesaurusSeespecious
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