charlatanerie means trickery, deception; quality of being a charlatan. It carries an Arena rating of 1496, earned across 50 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, charlatanerie ranks #1,638 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #1,805 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say, #2,344 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #4,332 of 17,131 for Scariest Words.
Why “charlatanerie” is a great word
CHARLATANERIE — [Noun] The deceptive practice or characteristic behavior of a charlatan, marked by showy pretenses designed to exploit credulity. From French *charlatanerie*, from *charlatan* ("mountebank, quack") + the suffix *-erie* (denoting a practice or condition). Unlike "quackery," which denotes fraudulent medicine, or "imposture," which involves assuming a false identity, charlatanerie is the broader spectacle of hollow confidence. It is the glittering bottle of patent medicine, the polished jargon of the financial guru, and the perfectly rehearsed smile of the stage psychic—the melancholy art of profiting from the human need to believe in an easier truth.
Etymology
From French charlatanerie. Doublet of charlatanry.
noun
- Trickery, deception; quality of being a charlatan.
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