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insincerity

 
Dictionary: In·sin·cer·i·ty

n.

[Cf. F. insincérité.]
The quality of being insincere; lack 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.

What men call policy and knowledge of the world, is commonly no other thing than dissimulation and insincerity.
Blair.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
  Synonym: falseness
  Antonym: sincerity (meaning #2)


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"What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities." - Source Unknown

 
 
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