Insincere
1insincère — [ 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,… …
2Insincere — 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.;… …
3insincere — I adjective artificial, deceitful, deceptive, dishonest, disingenuous, disreputable, dissembling, dissimulating, evasive, faithless, false, false league, fraudulent, guileful, hollow, hypocritical, illegitimate, illusive, lying, mendacious,… …
4insincere — (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)) …
5insincere — [adj] dishonest, pretended ambidextrous, backhanded, deceitful, deceptive, devious, disingenuous, dissembling, dissimulating, double, double dealing, duplicitous, evasive, faithless, fake, false, hollow, hypocritical, lying, mendacious,… …
6insincere — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not expressing genuine feelings. DERIVATIVES insincerely adverb insincerity noun (pl. insincerities) …
7insincere — [in΄sin sir′] adj. [L insincerus] not sincere; deceptive or hypocritical; not to be trusted insincerely adv …
8insincere — [[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… …
9insincere — 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… …
10insincere — 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) …
