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speciosity

[ spee-shee-os-i-tee ]

noun

plural speciosities.
  1. the quality or state of being specious.


speciosity

/ ˌ辱ːʃɪˈɒɪɪ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of speciosity1

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