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えせ
Meanings
Prefix
1. 似てはいるが本物ではないこと。似て非なるもの。見せかけだけである様子。
2. 無価値なさま。劣っているさま。つまらないさま。質が悪いさま。
Alt. forms
エセ
49%
似え非せ
31%
えせ
13%
似え而非せ
5%
Pitch accent
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Used in: 91
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
sham; fraud; counterfeit; impostor; pretender
pseudoscience
pseudo-scholar; fake scholar; would-be expert
pseudoscience
pseudo-intellectual
pseudo-scholar; fake scholar; would-be expert
laughable affair; unlaudable affair; something unreliable
smirk; affected smile
distant disinterested parent
sophistry