insincereadj.

/ɪnsɪnˈsɪə/

Etymology: < Latin insincērus not genuine, adulterated, dishonest, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + sincērus sincere adj.

1. Not sincere or genuine; assuming a false guise in speech or conduct; dissembling, disingenuous. Said of persons and their actions or behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > disingenuousness > [adjective]

unwholea1352

unsincere1577

insincere1634

uningenious1638

uningenuous1638

disingenuous1648

disingenious1661

uncandid1771

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > disingenuous or insincere

unwholea1352

unsincere1577

insincere1634

uningenious1638

uningenuous1638

disingenuous1648

disingenious1661

uncandid1771

fake1942

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > insincerity > [adjective]

feignedc1374

unplaina1393

hollowa1529

hollow-hearted1549

foul1550

unsincere1577

insincere1634

unsound1714

lip-deep1802

lip-born1872

phoney1951

pseud1962

1634 J. Canne Necessitie of Separation v. 251 We are perswaded, they are meerely their owne dreames, purposely taken up, to countenance by them, if they could, their insincere walking.

1674 A. Marvell Let. 5 Nov. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 332 Things stand as I heare but ticklish & insincere betwixt us and Holland.

a1704 T. Brown Satyr against Woman in Wks. (1707) I. i. 83 Alternate Smiles and Frowns both insincere.

1745 J. Wesley Answer to Rev. Church 12 You make them a close, reserved, insincere deceitful people.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 564 The King..was never much inclined to engage in a commerce of insincere compliments.

†2. Not pure or genuine; adulterated, unsound.The quotations cited in Johnson and in later dictionaries for this sense have unsincere in the originals: see unsincere adj.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	insincere
释义	insincereadj. /ɪnsɪnˈsɪə/ Etymology: < Latin insincērus not genuine, adulterated, dishonest, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + sincērus sincere adj. 1. Not sincere or genuine; assuming a false guise in speech or conduct; dissembling, disingenuous. Said of persons and their actions or behaviour. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > disingenuousness > [adjective] unwholea1352 unsincere1577 insincere1634 uningenious1638 uningenuous1638 disingenuous1648 disingenious1661 uncandid1771 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > disingenuous or insincere unwholea1352 unsincere1577 insincere1634 uningenious1638 uningenuous1638 disingenuous1648 disingenious1661 uncandid1771 fake1942 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > insincerity > [adjective] feignedc1374 unplaina1393 hollowa1529 hollow-hearted1549 foul1550 unsincere1577 insincere1634 unsound1714 lip-deep1802 lip-born1872 phoney1951 pseud1962 1634 J. Canne Necessitie of Separation v. 251 We are perswaded, they are meerely their owne dreames, purposely taken up, to countenance by them, if they could, their insincere walking. 1674 A. Marvell Let. 5 Nov. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 332 Things stand as I heare but ticklish & insincere betwixt us and Holland. a1704 T. Brown Satyr against Woman in Wks. (1707) I. i. 83 Alternate Smiles and Frowns both insincere. 1745 J. Wesley Answer to Rev. Church 12 You make them a close, reserved, insincere deceitful people. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 564 The King..was never much inclined to engage in a commerce of insincere compliments. †2. Not pure or genuine; adulterated, unsound.The quotations cited in Johnson and in later dictionaries for this sense have unsincere in the originals: see unsincere adj. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1634
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