meretricious
English Thesaurus
1. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing (adj.all)
similar | : | insincere, |
definition | : | lacking sincerity (adj.all) |
2. tastelessly showy (adj.all)
similar | : | tasteless, |
definition | : | lacking aesthetic or social taste (adj.all) |
3. like or relating to a prostitute (adj.pert)
domain usage | : | archaicism, archaism, |
definition | : | the use of an archaic expression (noun.communication) |
4. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing (adj.all)
derivation | : | meretriciousness, speciousness, |
definition | : | an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility (noun.attribute) |
5. tastelessly showy (adj.all)
derivation | : | garishness, gaudiness, |
definition | : | strident color or excessive ornamentation (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | shoddiness, trashiness, |
definition | : | the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better (noun.attribute) |
6. like or relating to a prostitute (adj.pert)
pertainym | : | bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girl, |
definition | : | a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money (noun.person) |
7. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing (adj.all)
derivation | : | meretriciousness, speciousness, |
definition | : | an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility (noun.attribute) |
8. tastelessly showy (adj.all)
derivation | : | garishness, gaudiness, |
definition | : | strident color or excessive ornamentation (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | shoddiness, trashiness, |
definition | : | the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better (noun.attribute) |
9. like or relating to a prostitute (adj.pert)
pertainym | : | bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girl, |
definition | : | a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money (noun.person) |
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