meretriciousness \mer`etri"ciousness\ n.
   1. an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming
      plausibility.

   syn: speciousness.
        wordnet 1.5

   2. tasteless showiness.

   syn: flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, tawdriness,
        glitz.
        wordnet 1.5

meretricious \mer`etri"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.
      1913 webster

   2. resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring by false show;
      gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as,
      meretricious dress or ornaments.
      1913 webster

   3. deceptive or based on deception; seeming plausible, but
      based on pretense or insincerity; deceptive; misleading;
      insincere; specious; as, meretricious arguments.
      pjc -- mer`etri"ciously, adv. --
      mer`etri"ciousness, n.
      1913 webster
see also:
merit mer`etri"ciously mer`etri"ciousness 

meretriciousness
     n 1: an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming
          plausibility; "the speciousness of his argument" syn: speciousness
     2: tasteless showiness syn: flashiness, garishness, gaudiness,
         loudness, brashness, tawdriness, glitz
see also:
speciousness flashiness garishness gaudiness loudness brashness 
tawdriness glitz