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Insincerity: meaning, definitions and examples

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insincerity

 

[ ˌɪn.sɪnˈser.ɪ.ti ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

in social interactions

The quality of not being open or truthful; insincerity is the act of pretending to have feelings or beliefs that you do not really have.

Synonyms

deceit, dishonesty, disingenuousness, hypocrisy

Examples of usage

  • She could barely hide her insincerity during the meeting.
  • His insincerity was evident in the way he avoided direct questions.
  • The insincerity of his apology was obvious to everyone.
  • The insincerity of her smile did not fool anyone.
  • Her insincerity was revealed when her true intentions came to light.

Translations

Translations of the word "insincerity" in other languages:

🇵🇹 insinceridade

🇮🇳 अकपटता

🇩🇪 Unaufrichtigkeit

🇮🇩 ketidakjujuran

🇺🇦 нещирість

🇵🇱 nieszczerość

🇯🇵 不誠実 (ふせいじつ)

🇫🇷 insincérité

🇪🇸 insinceridad

🇹🇷 samimiyetsizlik

🇰🇷 불성실

🇸🇦 عدم الإخلاص

🇨🇿 neupřímnost

🇸🇰 neúprimnosť

🇨🇳 不真诚 (bù zhēnchéng)

🇸🇮 neiskrenost

🇮🇸 óeinlægni

🇰🇿 шындықсыздық

🇬🇪 არასინამდვილე

🇦🇿 səmimiyyətsizlik

🇲🇽 insinceridad

Etymology

The word insincerity originated from the combination of the prefix 'in-' meaning 'not' and the word 'sincerity' which comes from the Latin word 'sincerus' meaning 'clean, pure, genuine'. Over time, insincerity has been used to describe the lack of genuineness or honesty in a person's words or actions, especially in social interactions.

See also: insincere, insincerely, sincerely, sincerity.

Word Frequency Rank

At rank #25,258, this word represents specialized academic or technical vocabulary. It's less frequently encountered but may be valuable in specific contexts.