insincerity
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Insincerity — In sin*cer i*ty, n. [Cf. F. insinc[ e]rit[ e].] The quality of being insincere; lack of sincerity, or of being in reality what one appears to be; dissimulation; hypocritical; deceitfulness; hollowness; untrustworthiness; as, the insincerity of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
insincerity — index bad faith, deceit, deception, dishonesty, disloyalty, duplicity, falsification, hypocrisy, improbity … Law dictionary
insincerity — (n.) 1540s, from L. insincerus (see INSINCERE (Cf. insincere)) + ITY (Cf. ity) … Etymology dictionary
insincerity — [in΄sin ser′ə tē] n. 1. the quality of being insincere 2. pl. insincerities an insincere act, remark, etc … English World dictionary
insincerity — insincere ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not expressing genuine feelings. DERIVATIVES insincerely adverb insincerity noun (pl. insincerities) … English terms dictionary
insincerity — noun see insincere … New Collegiate Dictionary
insincerity — /in sin ser i tee/, n., pl. insincerities for 2. 1. the quality of being insincere; lack of sincerity; hypocrisy; deceitfulness. 2. an instance of being insincere: He recalled their many past insincerities. [1540 50; IN 3 + SINCERITY] * * * … Universalium
insincerity — Synonyms and related words: Tartuffery, Tartuffism, affectation, affectedness, airs, airs and graces, apparent soundness, artfulness, artificiality, cant, casuistry, circularity, craftiness, credibility gap, crossed fingers, deceitfulness,… … Moby Thesaurus
insincerity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. distortion, falsity, pretense, lies; see deception 1 , dishonesty , hypocrisy . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Lack of sincerity: ambidexterity, artificiality, disingenuousness, phoniness. See HONEST … English dictionary for students
insincerity — in·sin cer·i·ty || ‚ɪnsɪn serÉ™tɪ n. lack of sincerity, lack of honesty, deceitfulness … English contemporary dictionary
