speciosity

noun /ˌspiːʃiˈɒsɪti/

1. The state or quality of being specious; speciousness.

   uncountable

2. A specious action, promise, ideology, etc.

   countable, rare

   Till deep misery, if nothing softer will, have driven you out of your Speciosites into your Sincerities; and you find there either is a Godlike in the world, or else ye are an unintelligible madness;

Where it comes from

From Middle English speciouste (“attractiveness”), from Latin speciōsitās (“beauty”), from speciēs (“appearance”). By surface analysis, speci(ous) + -osity.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry speciosity (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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