unsincereadj.
1. = insincere adj. 1:
a. Of actions, etc.
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
1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. ii. sig. Vv.vii/1 The consideration of the vnsincere feare of God.
1645 H. Hammond Of Death-bed Repent. 29 Sure there is such a thing as unsincere resolution.
1683 W. Temple Mem. in Wks. (1720) I. 410 To act an unsincere Part either in Friendship or in Love.
b. Of persons. Also absol.
ΚΠ
a1617 S. Hieron Penance for Sinne in Wks. (1620) II. 155 Judas [was] an apostle, yet what careth God for him, being vnsincere?
1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity xxii. 85 I cannot pronounce any thing in the behalf of the unsincere, but that Hell it self is their portion.
1700 W. Congreve Way of World i. i. 10 What I warrant he's unsincere, or 'tis some such Trifle.
c1742 W. Shenstone On ev'ry Tree (song) v My friends..Might well demand one tender tear; For when was Damon unsincere?
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [adjective] > mixed with something > adulterated
sophisticatec1400
adulterine1542
adulterous1547
corrupted1563
sophistered1567
corrupt1581
carded1596
adultered1603
sophisticated1607
adulterated1610
brackish1611
adulterate1634
sophistical1658
unsincere1664
doctored1784
alloyed1806
filled1887
1664 R. Boyle Exper. & Considerations Colours 197 The Light of a Candle..made unsincere, and..Ting'd with a Yellow Colour.
1667 J. Dryden Annus Mirabilis 1666 ccix. 53 But ah! how unsincere are all our joys!
1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 1060 O why, Penelope, this causeless fear, To render sleep's soft blessing unsincere?
Derivatives
unsinˈcereness n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > disingenuousness > [noun]
uningenuousness1644
unsincerity1646
disingenuity1650
uningenuity1650
disingenuousness1674
uncandidness1681
unsincereness1683
insinceritya1699
uncandour1879
society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] > disingenuousness or insincerity
uningenuousness1644
unsincerity1646
disingenuity1650
uningenuity1650
unsinglenessa1658
disingenuousness1674
uncandidness1681
unsincereness1683
insinceritya1699
uncandour1879
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > insincerity > [noun]
hollow-heartedness1549
bias drawinga1616
unsincerity1646
hollowness1648
unsincereness1683
insinceritya1699
phoniness1910
1683 W. Temple Mem. in Wks. (1720) I. 435 When the Dutch should grow more impatient of the Slowness or Unsincereness of their Allies Proceedings in the General Treaty.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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