- insincere
- adjective Etymology: Latin insincerus, from in- + sincerus sincere Date: 1634 not sincere ; hypocritical • insincerely adverb • insincerity noun
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insincère — [ ɛ̃sɛ̃sɛr ] adj. • 1794; de 1. in et sincère ♦ Littér. Qui n est pas sincère. Enthousiasme insincère. ⇒ factice, hypocrite. ● insincère adjectif Littéraire. Qui n est pas sincère ; hypocrite. ⇒, adj. Littér. Qui n est pas sincère. Déformer,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Insincere — In sin*cere , a. [L. insincerus. See {In } not, and {Sincere}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; said of persons; also of speech, thought; etc.;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
insincere — I adjective artificial, deceitful, deceptive, dishonest, disingenuous, disreputable, dissembling, dissimulating, evasive, faithless, false, false league, fraudulent, guileful, hollow, hypocritical, illegitimate, illusive, lying, mendacious,… … Law dictionary
insincere — (adj.) 1620s (implied in insincerely), from L. insincerus not genuine, not pure, adulterated, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + sincerus (see SINCERE (Cf. sincere)) … Etymology dictionary
insincere — [adj] dishonest, pretended ambidextrous, backhanded, deceitful, deceptive, devious, disingenuous, dissembling, dissimulating, double, double dealing, duplicitous, evasive, faithless, fake, false, hollow, hypocritical, lying, mendacious,… … New thesaurus
insincere — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not expressing genuine feelings. DERIVATIVES insincerely adverb insincerity noun (pl. insincerities) … English terms dictionary
insincere — [in΄sin sir′] adj. [L insincerus] not sincere; deceptive or hypocritical; not to be trusted insincerely adv … English World dictionary
insincere — [[t]ɪ̱nsɪnsɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is insincere, you are being critical of them because they say things they do not really mean, usually pleasant, admiring, or encouraging things. Some people are so terribly… … English dictionary
insincere — in|sin|cere [ˌınsınˈsıə US ˈsır] adj pretending to be pleased, sympathetic etc, especially by saying nice things, but not really meaning what you say ▪ an insincere smile ▪ an offer which she knew to be impractical and insincere >insincerely… … Dictionary of contemporary English
insincere — adjective pretending to be pleased, sympathetic etc, especially by saying nice things, but not really meaning what you say: insincere praise | an insincere smile insincerely adverb insincerity / InsIn seriti/ noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
insincere — in|sin|cere [ ,ınsın sır ] adjective not expressing your feelings or opinions honestly: an insincere smile ╾ in|sin|cere|ly adverb ╾ in|sin|cer|i|ty [ ,ınsın serəti ] noun uncount ─ opposite SINCERE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
