English noun: meretriciousness | |||
1. | meretriciousness (attribute) an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility | ||
Samples | The speciousness of his argument. | ||
Synonyms | speciousness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deceptiveness, obliquity | ||
2. | meretriciousness (attribute) tasteless showiness | ||
Synonyms | brashness, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, glitz, loudness, tawdriness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tastelessness | ||