vordergründig — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ostensible adj Clearly shown or stated openly, for everyone to see.
- specious adj Appearing reasonable or true at first glance, but actually wrong.
Senses
vordergründig is used for these senses in English:
- ostensible Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real).
- specious Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
ostensible — full definition
- adj Clearly shown or stated openly, for everyone to see.
- adj Seeming to be true or real, though this may not actually be so.
specious — full definition
- adj Appearing reasonable or true at first glance, but actually wrong.
- adj Using false reasoning that sounds convincing in order to mislead someone; dishonest.
- adj Looking appealing in a way meant to win approval, even though the appeal is misleading.
- adj Attractive and pleasant to look at.
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