fraudulence

Meanings

Noun

a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
the quality of being fraudulent
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French fraudulence, from Latin fraudulentia (“deceitfulness, disposition to defraud; fraudulence”), from fraudulentus (“deceitful, fraudulent”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns). Fraudulentus is derived from fraus (“deceit, fraud”) (from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrew- (“to mislead”)) + -ulentus (“abounding in, full of”).

Synonyms

deceit, dupery, duplicity, fraud, fraudulency, hoax, humbug, put-on

Scrabble Score: 17

fraudulence is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
fraudulence is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fraudulence is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

fraudulence is a valid Words With Friends word