| 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 | ||