Definition of Insincerity

1. Noun. The quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical.

Exact synonyms: Falseness, Hollowness
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

insignia of rank
insignias
insignificance
insignificances
insignificancy
insignificant
insignificantly
insignificative
insignitor
insignitors
insignment
insignments
insincere
insincerely
insincerities
insincerity (current term)
insinew
insinewed
insinews
insinuant
insinuate
insinuated
insinuates
insinuateth
insinuating
insinuatingly
insinuation
insinuations
insinuative
insinuator

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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