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insincere

[ in-sin-seer ]
/ ˌɪn sɪnˈsɪər /
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adjective

not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.

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RELATED WORDS

disingenuous, deceitful, hypocritical, phony, evasive, untruthful, devious, false, backhanded, deceptive, double, double-dealing, duplicitous, faithless, fake, hollow, lying, mendacious, perfidious, pretentious

Nearby words

  1. insigne,
  2. insignia,
  3. insignificance,
  4. insignificancy,
  5. insignificant,
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  7. insinuate,
  8. insinuating,
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  10. insipid

Origin of insincere

1625–35; < Latin insincērus tainted, dishonest; see in-3, sincere
Related formsin·sin·cere·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for insincere

insincere

/ (ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪə) /

adjective

lacking sincerity; hypocritical
Derived Formsinsincerely, adverbinsincerity (ˌɪnsɪnˈsɛrɪtɪ), noun
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Word Origin and History for insincere

insincere

adj.

1620s (implied in insincerely), from Latin insincerus "not genuine, not pure, adulterated," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + sincerus (see sincere).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper