Definition of SOPHISTRY

sophistry

Meanings

Plural: sophistries

Noun

  • a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
  • The actions or arguments of a sophist.
  • Plausible yet fallacious argumentations or reasoning.
  • An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so; a sophism.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English safistre, soffistre, sofystry, sophestrie, sophestry, sophestrye, sophistre, sophistri, sophistrie, sophistry, sophistrye, sophystrye, from Old French sofisterie, sophistrie and Medieval Latin sophistria, Anglo-Latin sophestria, from Latin sophista, from Ancient Greek σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “wise man”), from σοφίζω (sophízō, “I am wise”), from σοφός (sophós, “wise”), equivalent to sophist + -ry.

Scrabble Score: 17

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

Words With Friends Score: 16

sophistry is a valid Words With Friends word