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 — 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
