speciosity

[ spee-shee-os-i-tee ]

noun

, plural spe·ci·os·i·ties.

1. the quality or state of being specious.

speciosity

/ ˌspiːʃɪˈɒsɪtɪ /

noun

1. a thing or person that is deceptively attractive or plausible
2. the state of being specious
3. obsolete.
   the state of being beautiful

Word History and Origins

Origin of speciosity¹

1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin speciōsitās good looks, beauty. See specious, -ity

Example Sentences

And the argument between the shrewd verse-maker and the foolish philosopher finally hinges on this: namely, that these atheists are not honest investigators, that in their sweeping generalisations, as in their 66 speciosity and hypocrisy, they are commercially perverse.

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Seek only deceitful Speciosity, money with gilt carriages, 'fame' with newspaper-paragraphs, whatever name it bear, you will find only deceitful Speciosity; godlike Reality will be forever far from you.

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In sad truth, once more, how is our whole existence, in these present days, built on Cant, Speciosity, Falsehood, Dilettantism; with this one serious Veracity in it: Mammonism!

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It is unfortunate, for when Anna is stirred by the sight of him and his all-conquering speciosity, any reader is sure to protest.

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Seek only deceitful Speciosity, godlike Reality will be forever far from you.

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