disingenuousness
81deceitfulness — noun the quality of being crafty • Syn: ↑craftiness, ↑guile • Derivationally related forms: ↑deceitful • Hypernyms: ↑disingenuousness …
82disingenuous — adj. having secret motives; insincere. Derivatives: disingenuously adv. disingenuousness n …
83ingenuousness — noun 1. the quality of innocent naivete • Syn: ↑artlessness, ↑innocence, ↑naturalness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ingenuous, ↑innocent (for: ↑innocence), ↑ …
84bad faith — bad faith, adj. lack of honesty and trust: Bad faith on the part of both negotiators doomed the talks from the outset. Cf. good faith. * * * bad faith 1. Treachery 2. Insincerity or disingenuousness 3. The breaking of a promise • • • Main Entry:… …
85dis|in|ge|nu|i|ty — «dihs IHN juh NOO uh tee, NYOO », noun. disingenuous quality; disingenuousness: »Mr. Butler, with an air of disingenuity, pretended that he was only anxious that as many Labour voters should get to the poll as possible (Punch) …
