Definition of disingenuous Disingenuous
/dɪsɪnʤɛˈnjuʌs/ - [disinjenyuus] - dis•in•gen•u•ous
We found 8 definitions of disingenuous from 5 different sources.
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What does disingenuous mean?
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| disingenuous - not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse" | ||
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| ingenuous, artless characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility" | ||
| insincere lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- disingenuous (a.)
Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes. - disingenuous (a.)
Not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankness; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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disingenuous
Falsely or hypocritically ingenuous.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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disingenuous
dis-in-jen′ū-us, adj. not ingenuous: not frank or open: crafty.—adv. Disingen′uously.—n. Disingen′uousness
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