Dictionary entry

Speciosity

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Spe′ci‐os″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Speciocities (#). [Cf. LL. speciositas.] 1. The quality or state of being specious; speciousness.

Professions built so largely on speciosity, instead of performance. Carlyle.

2. That which is specious. Dr. H. More.