spuriousness

spu·ri·ous  (spyr-s)

adj.

1. Lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine; false.

2. Of illegitimate birth.

3. Botany Similar in appearance but unlike in structure or function. Used of plant parts.

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[From Late Latin spurius, from Latin, illegitimate, probably of Etruscan origin.]

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spuri·ous·ly adv.

spuri·ous·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

spuriousness - state of lacking genuineness falseness, falsity - the state of being false or untrue; "argument could not determine its truth or falsity" genuineness - the state of being genuine

Translations

spuriousness [ˈspjʊərɪəsnɪs] N → falsedad f

spuriousness

n (of claim, claimant) → mangelnde Berechtigung; (of document, account) → Falschheit f; (of anger, interest, affection) → mangelnde Echtheit; (of argument) → Fadenscheinigkeit f