Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The quality of being insincere; want of sincerity or ingenuousness; dissimulation; hypocrisy; deceitfulness; duplicity.
Wiktionary
- n. Property of being insincere, lacking sincerity or truthfulness.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The quality of being insincere; lack of sincerity, or of being in reality what one appears to be; dissimulation; hypocritical; deceitfulness; hollowness; untrustworthiness.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
Examples
“We resent what we call insincerity in emotional expression because we fear being ` ` fooled, '' and there are many whose experiences in being ` ` fooled '' chill sympathy with doubt.”
“March 13th, 2010 at 3: 07 am just the bleepn facts says: drhunt1 says: dbadass says: insincerity is the lowest of lows.”
“March 13th, 2010 at 2: 40 am dbadass says: insincerity is the lowest of lows.”
“March 13th, 2010 at 2: 40 am bizarrobrain (brought to you by The Citadel of Satanic Kitten Worship and Tidy Cat) says: dbadass says: insincerity is the lowest of lows.”
“You call the President of the United States, while addressing congress and the American people, a LIAR and you think that pitiful statement that reeks of insincerity is enough?”
“Well-meant insincerity is sometimes the kindest thing you can do to people with whom you're stuck.”
All New York's a stage, and all the Mad Men and Women merely players
“Well-meant insincerity is sometimes the kindest thing you can do to people with whom you're stuck.”
All New York's a stage, and all the Mad Men and Women merely players
“Pedro Palma, a Venezuelan business consultant, says, "It would show such an unbelievable insincerity from the Americans.”
“If he thinks his insincerity is going to earn any kudos from the Brits he can pack his bags and go elsewhere.”
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“It is an emotional and towering performance which never drips with maudlin insincerity or crypto-feminism, and the conviction of her acting is so strong that it leaves the audience wondering where this wonderful actress came from and how far she can travel from this film.”
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