spuriousness

Variant of spurious

spurious definition

spu·ri·ous (spyo̵or′ē əs, spʉr′-)

adjective

  1. Now Rare illegitimate; bastard
  2. not true or genuine; false; counterfeit
  3. Bot. like in appearance but unlike in structure or function
  4. Radio designating or of an unwanted signal transmitted or received at other than the desired frequency

Etymology: L spurius, illegitimate (in LL, false), orig., a bastard < Etr

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