The first time I heard this word, a
failed attempt at
stealthy usage had been
detected by a
sizable proportion of the
participants in an
informal discussion during a
philosophy club meeting.
It extremely hard to slip this word into a conversation without sounding like a smart ass.
I feel a lot better about the world knowing that there is a word that more or less means, "something similar to, but not necessarily the same as, the truth".
I wonder if there is a word to describe an idea that "appears to be, but is not actually, profound".