Spurious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

plausible but false

born out of wedlock; - E.A.Freeman

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spjˈʊɹɹiəs/

🇬🇧British English

/spjˈʊəɹiəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spjˈʊəɹiəs/

2 syllables Say it as /spjˈʊɹɹiəs/.

Examples

a specious claim
spurious inferences
the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inauthentic misbegot unauthentic misbegotten bastardly specious

Parts of Speech

adjective	plausible but false “a specious claim”
adjective	born out of wedlock; - E.A.Freeman “the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring”
adjective	intended to deceive “a spurious work of art”

Word Forms

speciousness	noun	an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility
spuriousness	noun	state of lacking genuineness
bastard	noun	the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

falsch

plausibel, aber falsch

🇫🇷French

faux

plausible mais faux

🇪🇸Spanish

espurio

plausible pero falso

🇮🇹Italian

spurio

plausibile ma falso

🇳🇱Dutch

vals

plausibel maar vals

🇵🇹Portuguese

espúrio

plausível, mas falso

🇷🇺Russian

ложный

правдоподобно, но ложно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जाली

प्रशंसनीय लेकिन झूठा

🇧🇩Bengali

জাল

বিশ্বাসযোগ্য কিন্তু মিথ্যা

🇮🇳Tamil

போலியான

நம்பத்தகுந்த ஆனால் பொய்

🇮🇳Telugu

నకిలీ

నమ్మదగినది కాని తప్పు

🇮🇳Marathi

बनावट

तर्कसंगत परंतु खोटे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બનાવટી

બુદ્ધિગમ્ય પરંતુ ખોટા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಕಲಿ

ತೋರಿಕೆಯ ಆದರೆ ಸುಳ್ಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യാജം

വിശ്വസനീയവും എന്നാൽ വ്യാജവുമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਅਲੀ

ਮੰਨਣਯੋਗ ਪਰ ਝੂਠਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جعلی

قابل فہم لیکن غلط

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

虚假的

看似合理但错误

🇯🇵Japanese

偽りの

もっともらしいが間違っている

🇰🇷Korean

가짜

그럴듯하지만 거짓

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giả tạo

hợp lý nhưng sai

🇹🇭Thai

ปลอม

เป็นไปได้แต่เป็นเท็จ

🇮🇩Indonesian

palsu

masuk akal tetapi salah

🇵🇭Filipino

huwad

makatotohanan ngunit mali

🇲🇾Malay

palsu

munasabah tetapi palsu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زائف

معقول ولكنه كاذب

🇮🇷Persian

جعلی

قابل قبول اما نادرست

🇹🇷Turkish

sahte

makul ama yanlış

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְזוּיָף

סביר אך שקרי

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