deceptivity — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The quality of being deceptive.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Synonyms

   deceptiveness

   Examples

   My few senses long ago revealed to me their imperfections and deceptivity.

   Company-wide totals take on an iceberg-like deceptivity—what isn’t shown may be more important than what is.

2. Something that deceives.

   Usage

   • Rare
   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Synonyms

   deceptionsham

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   Alas, if he look to the Seen Powers only, he may as well quit the business; his No-thing will never rightly issue as a Thing, but as a Deceptivity, a Sham-thing, — which it had better not do!