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[in-sin-ser-i-tee]

in·sin·cer·i·ty

[in-sin-ser-i-tee]
noun, plural in·sin·cer·i·ties for 2.
1.
the quality of being insincere; lack of sincerity; hypocrisy; deceitfulness.
2.
an instance of being insincere: He recalled their many past insincerities.

Origin:
1540–50; in-3 + sincerity
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Insincerity has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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insincere (ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪə)
 
adj
lacking sincerity; hypocritical
 
insin'cerely
 
adv
 
insincerity
 
n

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