Synonyms for erroneousness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-roh-nee-uhs, e-roh-
Phonetic Transcription : əˈroʊ ni əs, ɛˈroʊ-


Définition of erroneousness

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French erroneus and directly from Latin erroneus "vagrant, wandering" (in Late Latin "erroneous"), from erronem (nominative erro) "vagabond," from errare "to wander, err" (see err). Related: Erroneously.
  • noun fallacy
Example sentences :
  • I give no opinion as to the accuracy or erroneousness of this view.
  • Extract from : « A Handbook of the English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham
  • The erroneousness of the assertion that the volcanoes of the Island of Java do not emit streams of real lava.
  • Extract from : « Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I » by Karl Ritter von Scherzer
  • Thus perished a man in every respect exemplary, except in the erroneousness of his faith.
  • Extract from : « Historical Parallels, vol 3 (of 3) » by Arthur Thomas Malkin
  • Circular maps, however, remained in the popular favour long after their erroneousness had been recognized by the learned.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6 » by Various
  • But in 1884 the erroneousness of the belief had not been made clear by recent experience.
  • Extract from : « Readings in Money and Banking » by Chester Arthur Phillips

Antonyms for erroneousness

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