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10 Language-to-English DictionariesInsincerity
/ˌɪn.sɪnˈsɪr.ɪ.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being insincere; a lack of honesty or genuineness in feelings or expressions.
"Her insincerity was evident when she feigned interest in his story." - 2
An act or instance of being insincere.
"His insincerity in apologizing made it hard for her to trust him again."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'insincerity' originates from the Latin word 'sincerus', meaning 'pure, clean', combined with the prefix 'in-', indicating negation. The evolution of the word reflects a shift from a notion of purity to one of deceitfulness, emerging in the English language in the late 17th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Insincerity" is said worldwide
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Insincérité
Transliteration: ɛ̃.sɛ̃.si.ʁi.te
"Son insincérité était évidente dans ses paroles."
Unaufrichtigkeit
Transliteration: ʊnˈaʊ̯fʁɪçkʌɪt
"Seine Unaufrichtigkeit war offensichtlich."
Insincerità
Transliteration: in.sin.tʃe.riˈta
"La sua insincerità era palese."
Insinceridad
Transliteration: in.si.nse.ɾiˈðað
"Su insinceridad era evidente."
Insinceridade
Transliteration: ĩ.sĩ.se.ɾiˈdadʒi
"A insinceridade dele era clara."
असत्यता
Transliteration: asatyata
"उसकी असत्यता स्पष्ट थी।"
不诚实
Transliteration: bù chéngshí
"他的不诚实显而易见。"
불성실
Transliteration: bulseongsil
"그의 불성실함은 분명했다."
不誠実
Transliteration: ふせいじつ
"彼の不誠実さは明らかだった。"
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