deepity

English

Etymology

From deep +‎ -ity, the word was created by Miriam Weizenbaum and given a precise definition by Daniel Dennett.

Noun

deepity (plural deepities)

  1. A superficial equivocation which only seems to be profound.
    • 2009 November 27, Chris Schoen, “Deepity Structure”, in Underverse‎[1], retrieved 31 May 2012:
      And yet, no clearer example of a deepity will you find than the assertion that math is an instinct.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:deepity.

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