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speciosity

[spee-shee-os-i-tee]

noun, plural spe·ci·os·i·ties.

the quality or state of being specious.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin speciōsitās good looks, beauty. See specious, -ity

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speciosity (ˌspiːʃɪˈɒsɪtɪ)

—n , pl -ties
1.	a thing or person that is deceptively attractive or plausible
2.	the state of being specious
3.	obsolete the state of being beautiful

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