2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Insincere \In`sin*cere"\, a. [L. insincerus See {In-} not and
{Sincere}.]
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.; as
insincere declarations.
2. Disappointing; imperfect; unsound. [Obs.]
To render sleep's soft blessings insincere. --Pope.
Syn: Dissembling; hollow; hypocritical; deceptive deceitful;
false; disingenuous; untrustworthy.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
insincere
adj : lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere
woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"
[ant: {sincere}]
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