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speciosity
[ spee-shee-os-i-tee ]
noun
- the quality or state of being specious.
speciosity
/ ˌ辱ːʃɪˈɒɪɪ /
noun
- a thing or person that is deceptively attractive or plausible
- the state of being specious
- obsolete.the state of being beautiful
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of speciosity1
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.
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.
It is unfortunate, for when Anna is stirred by the sight of him and his all-conquering speciosity, any reader is sure to protest.
Seek only deceitful Speciosity, godlike Reality will be forever far from you.
It is observed in similitude, inasmuch as it forms the ground of species or form, and so is called speciosity, because beauty is nothing but numerical equality, or a certain disposition of parts accompanied with sweetness of color.
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