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Definition of Insincerity
1. Noun. The quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical.
Specialized synonyms: Hypocrisy
Generic synonyms: Untruthfulness
Derivative terms: False, False, Hollow, Insincere, Insincere
Antonyms: Sincerity
Definition of Insincerity
1. n. The quality of being insincere; want 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.
Definition of Insincerity
1. Noun. Property of being insincere, lacking sincerity or truthfulness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Insincerity
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Insincerity
Literary usage of Insincerity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Puritans and Their Principles by Edwin Hall (1847)
"Charles a martyr to his own insincerity and crimes. . Attempts to impose a Liturgy
upon Scotland. Uproar in St. Giles'. Solemn League and Covenant. ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1891)
"... begins,' and during the next twenty-six years death of William Marshall, which
took place he gave abundant proofs of his • insincerity im 1 il \Tiril 1 ..."
3. A Treatise on the Law of Marriage, Divorce, Separation, and Domestic Relations by James Schouler, Arthur Walker Blakemore (1921)
"insincerity or Collusion as a Defence. insincerity is a defence which is frequently
found asserted in connection with lapse of time, as where a fictitious ..."
4. Commentaries on the Law of Marriage and Divorce: With the Evidence, Practice by Joel Prentiss Bishop (1881)
"How Chapter divided. — We shall consider, I. The Forms of the Allegation ; II.
Setting up one's own Impotence ; III. Delay, insincerity ..."
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