specious

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
2. Employing fallacious but deceptively plausible arguments; deceitful.
3. Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive.
4. (obsolete) Beautiful, pleasing to look at.

Concepten

schoonschijnend

misleidend

ongegrond

plausibel

Synoniemen

spurious

plausible

meretricious

gilded

illusive

delusive

elusive

elusory

facile

fair

fallacious

fraudulent

hollow

illusory

likely

ostensible

paradoxical

seeming

showy

sophistic

treacherous

tricky

colourable

apparent

fair-faced

catchy

colorable

deceitful

deceptive

Vertalingen

spécieux

especioso

aldatıcı

sahte

leer

απατηλός

specioso

trügerisch

unfundiert

vordergründig

fadenscheinig

plausibel

αληθοφανής

ευλογοφανής

εύλογος

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈspiːʃəs/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English speciose, specious, from Anglo-Norman specious, Middle French specieux, and their etymon Latin speciōsus (“good-looking”).