insincere

in·sin·cere

(ĭn′sĭn-sîr′)

adj.

1. Not sincere; not genuine: an insincere apology.

2. Habitually phony or dishonest: distrusted him as insincere.

in′sin·cere′ly adv.

in′sin·cer′i·ty (-sĕr′ĭ-tē) n.

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insincere

(ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪə)

adj

lacking sincerity; hypocritical

ˌinsinˈcerely adv

insincerity n

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in•sin•cere

(ˌɪn sɪnˈsɪər)

adj.

not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling.

[1625–35; < Latin]

in`sin•cere′ly, adv.

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Adj.

insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"

counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"

dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

artful, disingenuous - not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse"

unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"

false - not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery"

sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"

insincere

adjective deceitful, lying, false, pretended, hollow, untrue, dishonest, deceptive, devious, hypocritical, unfaithful, evasive, two-faced, disingenuous, faithless, double-dealing, duplicitous, dissembling, mendacious, perfidious, untruthful, dissimulating, Janus-faced He found himself surrounded by insincere flattery.
true, genuine, sincere, direct, earnest, faithful, straightforward, honest, truthful, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal)

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

insincere

adjective

1. Not genuine or sincere:

affected, artificial, feigned, phony, pretended.

2. Not being what one purports to be:

ambidextrous, disingenuous, left-handed, mala fide.

Translations

غَيْرُ مُخَاصٌغَيْر مُخْلِص، عَيْر صادِق

neupřímný

uægteuærliguoprigtig

unaufrichtig

ανειλικρινής

poco sincero

teennäinen

de mauvaise foi hypocrite

neiskren

nem őszinte

óhreinskilinn

falsit...falso insincero

誠意のない

불성실한

nenuoširdumasnenuoširdusnenuoširdžiai

liekuļotsneīstsnepatiess

neúprimný

falsk

ไม่จริงใจ

samimiyetsiziçtensizsahte

không thành thực

不真诚的虚假的

insincere

[ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪəʳ] ADJ → insincero, poco sincero

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

insincere

[ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪə^r] adj [remark, flattery, smile] → dénué(e) de sincérité
She was being insincere → Elle n'était pas sincère.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

insincere

adj → unaufrichtig; person, smile also → falsch

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

insincere

[ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪəʳ] adj (person,) → falso/a, insincero/a, ipocrita; (smile, behaviour) → falso/a, ipocrita

insincere

(insinˈsiə) adjective

not sincere; not genuine. His praise was insincere; insincere promises.

ˌinsinˈcerely adverb

ˌinsinˈcerity (-ˈse-) noun

insincere

→ غَيْرُ مُخَاصٌ neupřímný uoprigtig unaufrichtig ανειλικρινής poco sincero teennäinen hypocrite neiskren falso 誠意のない 불성실한 onoprecht uoppriktig nieszczery hipócrita, insincero неискренний falsk ไม่จริงใจ samimiyetsiz không thành thực 虚假的

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