What does insidiousness mean?

Definitions for insidiousness
in·sid·i·ous·ness

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. insidiousnessnoun

    subtle and cumulative harmfulness (especially of a disease)

  2. insidiousnessnoun

    the quality of being designed to entrap

Wiktionary

  1. insidiousnessnoun

    A surreptitious harmfulness, quality of entrapment, or treacherousness; the characteristic of being insidious.

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  1. insidiousness

    Insidiousness refers to the characteristic of being subtly harmful, deceitful, or treacherous, usually progressing gradually yet leading to serious effects or damage. It primarily pertains to situations, conditions, or behaviors that seem harmless or insignificant at first but can eventually cause harm or danger.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of insidiousness in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of insidiousness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of insidiousness in a Sentence

  1. Tyron Edwards:

    Most of our censure of others is only oblique praise of self, uttered to show the wisdom and superiority of the speaker. It has all the insidiousness of self-praise, and all the ill-desert of falsehood.

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