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- pronunciation:
- du
plI
sih
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
duplicities |
| definition 1: |
deceitful speech or action.
She was more hurt by her husband's duplicity--his lying and covering up--than she was by his desire for a divorce.- synonyms:
- deceit, guile
- antonyms:
- honesty
- similar words:
- chicanery, deception, double-dealing, fraud, intrigue, knavery, trickery
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| definition 2: |
the condition or quality of doubleness.
- synonyms:
- doubleness, dualism
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| related words: |
casuistry, cunning, deceit, double-talk, falsehood, treachery |
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| derivation: |
duplicitous (adj.) |
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