Imminent vs Specious - What's the difference?
imminent | specious |
about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
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Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
*1776 , Thomas Paine,
*:I have frequently amused myself both in public and private companies, with silently remarking, the specious errors of those who speak without reflecting.
Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive.
(obsolete) Beautiful, pleasing to look at.
As adjectives the difference between imminent and specious
is that imminent is about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long while specious is seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.imminent
English
(Imminence)Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
* Imminent and eminent are very similar sounds, and are weak rhymes; in some dialects, these may be confused. A typo of either word may result in a correction to the wrong word by spellchecking software. Imminent'' is also sometimes confused with ''immanent . * Said of danger, threat and death.Synonyms
* inevitable * immediate * impendingDerived terms
* imminence * imminentlyExternal links
* * * ----specious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- This idea that we must see through what we have started is specious , however good it may sound.
