insincere

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• insincère — [ ɛ̃sɛ̃sɛr ] adj. • 1794; de 1. in et sincère ♦ Littér. Qui n est pas sincère. Enthousiasme insincère. ⇒ factice, hypocrite. ● insincère adjectif Littéraire. Qui n est pas sincère ; hypocrite. ⇒, adj. Littér. Qui n est pas sincère. Déformer,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Insincere — In sin*cere , a. [L. insincerus. See {In } not, and {Sincere}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; said of persons; also of speech, thought; etc.;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• insincere — I adjective artificial, deceitful, deceptive, dishonest, disingenuous, disreputable, dissembling, dissimulating, evasive, faithless, false, false league, fraudulent, guileful, hollow, hypocritical, illegitimate, illusive, lying, mendacious,… …   Law dictionary

• insincere — (adj.) 1620s (implied in insincerely), from L. insincerus not genuine, not pure, adulterated, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + sincerus (see SINCERE (Cf. sincere)) …   Etymology dictionary

• insincere — [adj] dishonest, pretended ambidextrous, backhanded, deceitful, deceptive, devious, disingenuous, dissembling, dissimulating, double, double dealing, duplicitous, evasive, faithless, fake, false, hollow, hypocritical, lying, mendacious,… …   New thesaurus

• insincere — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not expressing genuine feelings. DERIVATIVES insincerely adverb insincerity noun (pl. insincerities) …   English terms dictionary

• insincere — [in΄sin sir′] adj. [L insincerus] not sincere; deceptive or hypocritical; not to be trusted insincerely adv …   English World dictionary

• insincere — [[t]ɪ̱nsɪnsɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is insincere, you are being critical of them because they say things they do not really mean, usually pleasant, admiring, or encouraging things. Some people are so terribly… …   English dictionary

• insincere — in|sin|cere [ˌınsınˈsıə US ˈsır] adj pretending to be pleased, sympathetic etc, especially by saying nice things, but not really meaning what you say ▪ an insincere smile ▪ an offer which she knew to be impractical and insincere >insincerely… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• insincere — adjective pretending to be pleased, sympathetic etc, especially by saying nice things, but not really meaning what you say: insincere praise | an insincere smile insincerely adverb insincerity / InsIn seriti/ noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• insincere — in|sin|cere [ ,ınsın sır ] adjective not expressing your feelings or opinions honestly: an insincere smile ╾ in|sin|cere|ly adverb ╾ in|sin|cer|i|ty [ ,ınsın serəti ] noun uncount ─ opposite SINCERE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English