'Deceptive cadence' definitions:

Definition of 'Deceptive cadence'

From: GCIDE
  • Deceptive \De*cep"tive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]ceptif. See Deceive.] Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance. [1913 Webster]
  • Language altogether deceptive, and hiding the deeper reality from our eyes. --Trench. [1913 Webster]
  • Deceptive cadence (Mus.), a cadence on the subdominant, or in some foreign key, postponing the final close. [1913 Webster]