insincerity
pronunciation
How to pronounce insincerity in British English:
UK [ˌɪnsɪn'serətɪ]
How to pronounce insincerity in American English:
US [ˌɪnsɪnˈsɛrətɪ]
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- Noun:
- the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
Word Origin
- insincerity (n.)
- 1540s, from Latin insincerus (see insincere) + -ity.
Example
- 1. I think he is a man of insincerity .
- 2. Insincerity will cost you a true friend .
- 3. The vaunted apple user-friendliness was exposed , before my eyes , as bossiness and insincerity .
- 4. Still , the direction of policy is the same - and so is the fundamental insincerity of the calls for austerity .
- 5. The truth is that mr. romney is so deeply committed to insincerity that neither side can trust him to do what it considers to be the right thing .