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# insincerity

«insincerity» in Mova's school dictionary: **saying or showing feelings you do not really have; not…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (insincerity, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Insincerity is saying or showing feelings you do not really have; not being honest about what you feel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insincerity/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and ethics lessons: a character who smiles or praises falsely shows insincerity. Phrases: «with obvious insincerity», «the insincerity of his apology». It tells the reader that the words do not match the true feelings.

### examples

- Everyone could hear the insincerity in his apology. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insincerity/#x1)
- Her praise was full of insincerity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insincerity/#x2)
- I hate insincerity; just tell me what you really think. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insincerity/#x3)
- The prince saw through the courtier's insincerity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insincerity/#x4)
- There was no insincerity in the little girl's thank-you card. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insincerity/#x5)
- His big smile hid his insincerity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insincerity/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Adjective: insincere; opposite: sincerity, sincere. Note: insincerity is about feelings; a lie about facts is dishonesty, though both are untruthful.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «insincerity» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insincerity/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.