Dictionary

deceptivity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dɪsɛpˈtɪvɪti/ (UK)

Etymology

From deceptive + -ity.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The quality of being deceptive.
   • Company-wide totals take on an iceberg-like deceptivity—what isn’t shown may be more important than what is. 1971, Thayer C. Taylor, “Sales Analysis”, in Philip Kotler, Keith K. Cox, editors, Readings in Marketing Management, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, page 383:
   • My few senses long ago revealed to me their imperfections and deceptivity. 1908, Helen Keller, chapter 4, in The World I Live In,, New York: The Century Co., page 50:
2. (rare, uncountable, usually) Something that deceives.
   • Alas, if he look to the Seen Powers only, he may as well quit the business; his No-thing will never rightly issue as a Thing, but as a Deceptivity, a Sham-thing, — which it had better not do! 1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “Chapter 12”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book III (The Modern Worker), page 176:

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Synonyms

sham · deception · deceptiveness