obliquity vs meretriciousness
meretriciousness vs obliquityobliquity and meretriciousness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| obliquity | Yes | No | No | No |
| meretriciousness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
meretriciousness is a hyponym of
obliquity; that is, meretriciousness is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
obliquity:
- obliquity: the quality of being deceptive
- meretriciousness: an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility
Other hyponyms of obliquity include
speciousness.
| obliquity (noun) | meretriciousness (noun) |
|---|---|
| the quality of being deceptive | an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility |
| the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle | tasteless showiness |
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