From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
meretriciousness \mer`e*tri"cious*ness\ n.
1. an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming
plausibility.
Syn: speciousness.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. tasteless showiness.
Syn: flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, tawdriness,
glitz.
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Meretricious \Mer`e*tri"cious\, a. [L. meretricius, from
meretrix, -icis, a prostitute, lit., one who earns money, i.
e., by prostitution, fr. merere to earn, gain. See {Merit}.]
1. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with
harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic.
[1913 Webster]
2. Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring by false show;
gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as,
meretricious dress or ornaments.
[1913 Webster]
3. Deceptive or based on deception; seeming plausible, but
based on pretense or insincerity; deceptive; misleading;
insincere; specious; as, meretricious arguments.
[PJC] -- {Mer`e*tri"cious*ly}, adv. --
{Mer`e*tri"cious*ness}, n.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
meretriciousness
n 1: an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming
plausibility; "the speciousness of his argument" [syn:
{speciousness}, {meretriciousness}]
2: tasteless showiness [syn: {flashiness}, {garishness},
{gaudiness}, {loudness}, {brashness}, {meretriciousness},
{tawdriness}, {glitz}]
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