deepity

English

Etymology

From deep +‎ -ity, the word was created by Miriam Weizenbaum and given a precise definition by Daniel Dennett.

Noun

deepity (plural deepities)

1. A superficial equivocation which only seems to be profound.
   • 2009 November 27, Chris Schoen, “Deepity Structure”, in Underverse‎, retrieved 31 May 2012:

     And yet, no clearer example of a deepity will you find than the assertion that math is an instinct.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:deepity.

See also

• banality
• bromide
• inanity
• platitude
• shibboleth

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20230320084752/https://whyevolutionistrue.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/deepity.jpg