English Explanatory Dictionary

fraudulence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɹɔː.djʊ.l(ə)ns/ /ˈfɹɔ.d͡ʒə.ləns/ en-au-fraudulence.ogg

Word forms

fraudulence fraudulences

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

duplicity fraudulency trickery deceit deceitfulness deceptiveness dissimulation fraudulence perfidy underhandedness

Related words

defraud defrauder defrauding fraud fraudster fraudulent fraudulently
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