Meretriciousness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility

tasteless showiness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌɛɹɪtɹˈɪʃəsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌɛɹɪtɹˈɪʃəsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌɛɹɪtɹˈɪʃəsnəs/

5 syllables Say it as /mˌɛɹɪtɹˈɪʃəsnəs/.

Examples

the speciousness of his argument

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flashiness garishness speciousness loudness gaudiness tawdriness glitz brashness

Parts of Speech

noun	an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility “the speciousness of his argument”
noun	tasteless showiness

Word Forms

specious	adjective	based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
meretricious	adjective	based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
flashy	adjective	tastelessly showy
garish	adjective	tastelessly showy
gaudy	adjective	tastelessly showy
loud	adjective	tastelessly showy
tawdry	adjective	tastelessly showy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Falschheit

ein Anschein von Wahrheit, der falsch oder trügerisch ist; scheinbare Plausibilität

🇫🇷French

méritoire

une apparence de vérité fausse ou trompeuse ; une apparente plausibilité

🇪🇸Spanish

meretricidad

una apariencia de verdad que es falsa o engañosa; aparente plausibilidad

🇮🇹Italian

meschinità

un'apparenza di verità falsa o ingannevole; apparente plausibilità

🇳🇱Dutch

weldaad

een schijn van waarheid die vals of bedrieglijk is; schijnbare plausibiliteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

meretriz

uma aparência de verdade falsa ou enganosa; aparente plausibilidade

🇷🇺Russian

меркантильность

ложная или обманчивая видимость истины; кажущееся правдоподобие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

योग्यता

सत्य का ऐसा आभास जो मिथ्या या भ्रामक हो; प्रशंसनीय प्रतीत होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

mertriciousness

সত্যের একটি চেহারা যা মিথ্যা বা প্রতারণামূলক; আপাতদৃষ্টিতে বিশ্বাসযোগ্যতা

🇮🇳Tamil

திறமையான தன்மை

பொய்யான அல்லது ஏமாற்றும் உண்மையின் தோற்றம்; தெரிகிறது நம்பகத்தன்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

యోగ్యత

తప్పుడు లేదా మోసపూరితమైన సత్యం యొక్క రూపాన్ని; కనిపించే ఆమోదయోగ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

निष्पक्षता

सत्याचे स्वरूप जे खोटे किंवा फसवे आहे; प्रशंसनीयता दिसते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદારતા

સત્યનો દેખાવ જે ખોટા અથવા ભ્રામક છે; બુદ્ધિગમ્ય જણાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಯೋಗ್ಯತೆ

ಸುಳ್ಳು ಅಥವಾ ಮೋಸಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಸತ್ಯದ ನೋಟ; ತೋರಿಕೆಯ ತೋರಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗുണമേന്മ

വ്യാജമോ വഞ്ചനാപരമോ ആയ സത്യത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു രൂപം; പ്രത്യക്ഷത്തിൽ വിശ്വസനീയത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਪੱਖਤਾ

ਸੱਚ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਦਿੱਖ ਜੋ ਝੂਠੀ ਜਾਂ ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ ਹੈ; ਜਾਪਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدتمیزی

سچ کا ظہور جو جھوٹا یا فریب ہے۔ بظاہر معقولیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

华而不实

事实的表象是虚假的或具有欺骗性的；看似合理

🇯🇵Japanese

凡庸さ

虚偽または欺瞞的な真実の出現。もっともらしい

🇰🇷Korean

자명함

거짓되거나 기만적인 진실의 모습; 타당해 보이는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đúng đắn

vẻ ngoài của sự thật là sai sự thật hoặc lừa dối; có vẻ hợp lý

🇹🇭Thai

ความมีคุณธรรม

การปรากฏตัวของความจริงที่เป็นเท็จหรือหลอกลวง ดูเหมือนเป็นไปได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

sifat meretriciousness

penampakan kebenaran yang salah atau menipu; tampaknya masuk akal

🇵🇭Filipino

kapalaluan

isang anyo ng katotohanan na mali o mapanlinlang; tila kapani-paniwala

🇲🇾Malay

kebencian

rupa kebenaran yang palsu atau menipu; nampak munasabah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحيلة

ظهور الحقيقة كاذبة أو خادعة؛ معقولية على ما يبدو

🇮🇷Persian

خردمندی

ظاهر حقیقت که دروغ یا فریبنده است. قابل قبول به نظر می رسد

🇹🇷Turkish

cömertlik

gerçeğin yanlış ya da aldatıcı görünümü; akla yatkın gibi görünen

🇮🇱Hebrew

סתמיות

מראית עין של אמת שהיא שקרית או מטעה; סבירות לכאורה

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