spuriousness.

The quality of appearing genuine or meaningful while lacking a real basis.

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Words that belong together

• spuriousness of a result
• spuriousness of a claim

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The reanalysis revealed the spuriousness of the association.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.