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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MERETRI'CIOUSNESS, n. The arts of a prostitute; deceitful enticements.
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility; "the speciousness of his argument" [syn: speciousness, meretriciousness]
2: tasteless showiness [syn: flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz]
Merriam Webster's
noun see meretricious
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Meretricious Mer`e*tri"cious, a. [L. meretricius, from meretrix, -icis, a prostitute, lit., one who earns money, i. e., by prostitution, fr. merere to earn, gain. See Merit.] 1. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic. 2. Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as, meretricious dress or ornaments. -- Mer`e*tri"cious*ly, adv. -- Mer`e*tri"cious*ness, n.
