fraudulence C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈfrɔdʒələns/ UK /ˈfrɔːdjʊləns/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being deceitful; dishonesty intended to deceive The audit exposed the sheer fraudulence of the firm's accounts. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... deceitdishonestydeceptionduplicitytrickerychicaneryfraud ↔ Opposites honestyintegritysinceritycandor Word family Related forms fraudfraudulentfraudful Etymology AI details From Late Latin fraudulentia ('deceitfulness'), from fraudulentus ('cheating, deceitful'), from fraus ('deceit, fraud'). fraudulentia Latin fraus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fraudulence **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfrɔdʒələns/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfrɔːdjʊləns/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being deceitful; dishonesty intended to deceive ## Examples - The audit exposed the sheer fraudulence of the firm's accounts. ## Synonyms - deceit - dishonesty - deception - duplicity - trickery - chicanery - fraud ## Antonyms - honesty - integrity - sincerity - candor ## Related Forms - fraud - fraudulent - fraudful ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fraudulentia - Root: fraus ## Etymology From Late Latin fraudulentia ('deceitfulness'), from fraudulentus ('cheating, deceitful'), from fraus ('deceit, fraud'). ## AI Etymology Fraudulence comes from Late Latin fraudulentia ('deceitfulness'), from fraudulentus ('cheating, deceitful'), from fraus ('deceit, fraud'). The etymological trail includes Latin fraudulentia and Latin fraus. As a noun, fraudulence names the quality of being deceitful; dishonesty intended to deceive. The same family is visible in related forms such as fraud, fraudulent, and fraudful. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown