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meretriciousness

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: meretriciousness

1
n
tasteless showiness
2
n
an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: meretriciousness
1

n tasteless showiness

Synonyms:
brashness, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, glitz, loudness, tawdriness
Type of:
tastelessness
inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste
2

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

Synonyms:
speciousness
Type of:
deceptiveness, obliquity
the quality of being deceptive
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