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Meretriciousness   Listen
noun
meretriciousness  n.  
1.
An appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility.
Synonyms: speciousness.
2.
Tasteless showiness.
Synonyms: flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, tawdriness, glitz.





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"Meretriciousness" Quotes from Famous Books



... insufferable effrontery. Yes, I, so intrepid at heart, and but lately so coarse in my manners, felt ill at ease and abashed in their presence; and it needed all Edmee's reproaches and remonstrances to prevent me from displaying a profound contempt for this meretriciousness of glances, of toilets, and allurements which was known in society as allowable coquetry, as the charming desire to please, as amiability, and as grace. The abbe was of my opinion. When the guests had gone we members of the family used to gather ...
— Mauprat • George Sand


Words linked to "Meretriciousness" :   flashiness, obliquity, gaudiness, tawdriness, speciousness, tastelessness, garishness, glitz, loudness


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