insincere

insincere

See also: insincère

English

Etymology

From Latin insincerus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Adjective

insincere (comparative more insincere, superlative most insincere)

1. Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed; not sincere; artificial.

   Janice's furious glare showed that her apology was insincere.

Antonyms

• sincere

Derived terms

• insincerely
• insincerity

Translations

not sincere

Armenian: կեղծ (hy) (kełc) Czech: neupřímný (cs) Esperanto: malsincera Finnish: epärehellinen (fi), vilpillinen (fi) German: unaufrichtig (de)

Greek: ανειλικρινής (el) (aneilikrinís), υστερόβουλος (el) (ysteróvoulos) Maori: rūkahu, rūpahu, kōpūngahuru, kōpūrau Romanian: nesincer Spanish: falso (es), no sincero Turkish: samimiyetsiz (tr)

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Italian

Adjective

insincere f pl

1. feminine plural of insincero