fraudulence

noun

fraud·​u·​lence ˈfrȯ-jə-lən(t)s 

: the quality or state of being fraudulent

Examples of fraudulence in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There really was an Ernetti, who really did claim to have photographed the face of Christ during the crucifixion using a time viewer of his own creation — a picture whose fraudulence becomes a plot point onscreen. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

The fight against musical fraudulence has a long and illustrious history. — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Such fraudulence bore only poisoned fruit, swelling overseas bank accounts for the Manchurian candidates who were seeding duplicity into the loam of their nation’s imagination. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

Two opponents become four, then seven, then nine, then 11, the rapidly inflating numbers making Falstaff’s fraudulence comically evident. — Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above