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

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

One of the most emotional pieces of the show occurs while Sweetpea calls Harper, confirming Tender’s fraudulence, all crescendoing synths glittering over plaintive piano chords. — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026

While Sweetpea and Ed Burgess were busy congratulating themselves for securing Tony Day’s damning eyewitness account of Tender’s fraudulence, Whitney threatened his man in Africa back into the fold. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above