Insincerity

Insincerity
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 professed friend; the insincerity of professions of regard. [1913 Webster]

What men call policy and knowledge of the world, is commonly no other thing than dissimulation and insincerity. --Blair. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • 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 — noun Property of being insincere, lacking sincerity or truthfulness. His insincerity was obvious to all, he was neither honest nor believable. Ant: sincerity …   Wiktionary

  • insincerity — insincere ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not expressing genuine feelings. DERIVATIVES insincerely adverb insincerity noun (pl. insincerities) …   English terms dictionary

  • insincerity — noun see insincere …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • 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

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