"insincere" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more insincere [comparative], most insincere [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From Latin insincerus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|insincerus}} Latin insincerus Head templates: {{en-adj}} insincere (comparative more insincere, superlative most insincere)
  1. Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed; not sincere; artificial. Derived forms: insincerely, insincerity Translations (not sincere): կեղծ (keġc) (Armenian), неискрен (neiskren) (Bulgarian), neupřímný (Czech), malsincera (Esperanto), epärehellinen (Finnish), vilpillinen (Finnish), unaufrichtig (German), 𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (hindarweis) (Gothic), ανειλικρινής (aneilikrinís) (Greek), υστερόβουλος (ysteróvoulos) (Greek), őszintétlen (Hungarian), rūkahu (Maori), rūpahu (Maori), kōpūngahuru (Maori), kōpūrau (Maori), nieszczery (Polish), nesincer (Romanian), неи́скренний (neískrennij) (Russian), falso (Spanish), no sincero (Spanish), samimiyetsiz (Turkish), нещи́рий (neščýryj) (Ukrainian), blaentafod (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-insincere-en-adj-xl9XwtVf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "not sincere",
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "not sincere",
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          "sense": "not sincere",
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          "sense": "not sincere",
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          "sense": "not sincere",
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          "sense": "not sincere",
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          "sense": "not sincere",
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      "sense": "not sincere",
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      "sense": "not sincere",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not sincere",
      "word": "vilpillinen"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not sincere",
      "word": "unaufrichtig"
    },
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      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "hindarweis",
      "sense": "not sincere",
      "word": "𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃"
    },
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      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "not sincere",
      "word": "ανειλικρινής"
    },
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      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ysteróvoulos",
      "sense": "not sincere",
      "word": "υστερόβουλος"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not sincere",
      "word": "őszintétlen"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not sincere",
      "word": "rūkahu"
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      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not sincere",
      "word": "rūpahu"
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      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not sincere",
      "word": "kōpūngahuru"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not sincere",
      "word": "kōpūrau"
    },
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      "sense": "not sincere",
      "word": "nieszczery"
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not sincere",
      "word": "nesincer"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neískrennij",
      "sense": "not sincere",
      "word": "неи́скренний"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not sincere",
      "word": "falso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not sincere",
      "word": "no sincero"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not sincere",
      "word": "samimiyetsiz"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "neščýryj",
      "sense": "not sincere",
      "word": "нещи́рий"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "not sincere",
      "word": "blaentafod"
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