"speciousness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: speciousnesses [plural]
Etymology: From specious + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|specious|ness}} specious + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} speciousness (countable and uncountable, plural speciousnesses)
  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being specious. Tags: uncountable Translations (state or quality of being specious): spéciosité [feminine] (French), Vordergründigkeit [feminine] (German), Fadenscheinigkeit [feminine] (German), Unfundiertheit [feminine] (German), Hohlheit [feminine] (German), bałamutność [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-speciousness-en-noun-RsTGl9Bd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 83 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of 'state or quality of being specious': 93 7
  2. (countable, rare) The result or product of being specious. Tags: countable, rare
    Sense id: en-speciousness-en-noun-S37aM6r3

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