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Definition: Disingenuousness |
DisingenuousnessNoun1. The quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "disingenuousness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1831. (references) |
| Antonym: ingenuousness (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Disingenuousness |
| English words defined with "disingenuousness": Disingenuity. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "disingenuousness": Disingenuity. (references) |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | Disingenuousness and double dealing seemed to meet him at every turn. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Disingenuousness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Disingenuousness" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 4 | 175,879 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "disingenuousness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Unaufrichtigkeit (falseness, insincerity, lie, uncandidness, untruthfulness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | képmutatás (cant, hypocrisy, masquerade, mendacity), alattomosság (craftiness, deepness, duplicity, shiftiness), őszinteség hiánya, őszintétlenség, álnokság (betrayal, disloyalty, mendacity, perfidy, punic faith, treachery, viperousness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | slydaght (leer, squint), sleetchaght (disingenuous, furtiveness), mee-ynricks (faithlessness, imperfection, insincerity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | isingenuousnessday nesinceritate (indirection, insincerity). (various references) samimiyetsizlik (cant, doubleness, insincerity), iki yüzlülük (ambidexterity, double dealing, doubleness, hypocrisy, insincerity). (various references) tính quay quắc, tính không trung thực (dishonesty), tính không thật th (crookedness, truthlessness, uncandidness), tính không th nh thật (deviousness), tính gian xảo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "disingenuousness": disingenuousnesses. (additional references) | |
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"Disingenuousness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: disingenouosness, disingenousness. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "disingenuousness" (pronounced di'si'nje"nyuwusnus) |
| 5 | -u s n u s | callousness, carelessness, cautiousness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, fractiousness, graciousness, helplessness, homelessness, hopelessness, joblessness, lawlessness, nervousness, outrageousness, pompousness, powerlessness, rebelliousness, recklessness, restlessness, righteousness, ruthlessness, selflessness, seriousness, unconsciousness, viciousness, weightlessness. |
| 4 | -s n u s | closeness, hoarseness, niceness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, calmness, casualness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, highness, holiness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, newness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, possessiveness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restrictiveness, richness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, sensitiveness, separateness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-g-i-i-n-n-n-o-s-s-s-s-u-u" | |
-2 letters: indigenousness. | |
-3 letters: ingeniousness, ingenuousness, unsoundnesses. | |
-4 letters: disingenuous. | |
-5 letters: dinginesses, dissensions, noisinesses, sinuousness, soundnesses, sunninesses, unsoundness. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-e-g-i-i-n-n-n-o-s-s-s-s-u-u" | |
+2 letters: disingenuousnesses. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 69 73 69 6E 67 65 6E 75 6F 75 73 6E 65 73 73 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01101001 01110011 01101001 01101110 01100111 01100101 01101110 01110101 01101111 01110101 01110011 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D i s i n g e n u o u s n e s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0069 0073 0069 006E 0067 0065 006E 0075 006F 0075 0073 006E 0065 0073 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38758575807371808781878580718585 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | német, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, neamţ, alman, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | Ungar, magyar, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, macarca, macar, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, man adası, man dili |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumäne, román, Roomainagh, român |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | türkisch, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, turc, türkçe, türk, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ |
Vietnamese | có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích | vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, vietnami, vietnámi, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, vietnam, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | englisch, angol, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, englezesc, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Quotations: Fiction 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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