simular means false; specious; counterfeit. It carries an Arena rating of 1545, earned across 65 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, simular ranks #1,122 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #2,552 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #3,197 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words, #3,290 of 17,151 for The Improbable.
simular is pronounced /ˈsɪmjʊlə(ɹ)/.
Why “simular” is a great word
SIMULAR — [Adjective, Noun] Denoting that which is false, specious, or counterfeit; as a noun, a person or thing that simulates or pretends. From Latin simulārius, from simulō ("to imitate, copy, pretend"). First attested in the 1520s, perhaps formed irregularly on the model of 'similar'. Unlike 'similar,' which suggests a genuine kinship, or 'simulate,' which is the act of imitation, 'simular' names the deceptive artifact and its creator. It is the gilded lead of a counterfeit coin, the honeyed words concealing a grudge, and the polite smile masking contempt—a formal name for the mask worn just a little too well to be believed, the unsettling talent for producing hollow, convincing echoes.
Etymology
From Latin simulārius, from simulō (“to simulate”).
adj
- false; specious; counterfeit
noun
- One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender.e.g.“Hide thee, thou bloody hand,
Thou perjured, and thou simular of virtue
That art incestuous.” — c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, publishe
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