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spuriousness

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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.
[From Late Latin spurius, from Latin, illegitimate, probably of Etruscan origin.]
spuri·ous·ly adv.
spuri·ous·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
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