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sophistication

/ sophistication /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies
"he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason"
Type of:
falsification falsehood
Derived:
twist twist around pervert convolute sophisticate
noun Sense 2
the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
Opposites:
naivete naivety naiveness
Type of:
quality
Derived:
sophisticate
noun Sense 3
being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
"understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication"
Type of:
expertness expertise
Derived:
sophisticate
noun Sense 4
uplifting enlightenment
Type of:
enlightenment
Kinds of:
disenchantment disillusion disillusionment
Derived:
enlighten edify
noun Sense 5
a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
Type of:
fallacy false belief
Derived:
twist twist around pervert convolute sophisticate
Semantic Complexity
83%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
28
Times Searched
3
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falsification falsehood quality naivete naivety naiveness expertness expertise enlightenment disenchantment disillusion disillusionment