Julia Roberts
Claire Stenwick
Search results
The meaning of DUPLICITY is contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action; especially : the belying of one's true intentions by deceptive words or action. How to use duplicity in a sentence. Did you know?
DUPLICITY definition: 1. dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people: 2. dishonest…. Learn more.
deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. Synonyms: trickery, hypocrisy, guile, fraud, dissimulation, deception, deceit. Antonyms: straightforwardness, directness, candidness, honesty.
DUPLICITY meaning: 1. dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people: 2. dishonest…. Learn more.
Synonyms for DUPLICITY: deception, deceit, deceptiveness, fraud, deceitfulness, cheating, cunning, lying; Antonyms of DUPLICITY: sincerity, good faith, forthrightness, ingenuousness, artlessness, frankness, openness, candor.
Duplicity is from a Latin word meaning "twofold, having two parts." Someone who shows duplicity is two-faced — maybe showing one side in public and another in private — or is just a liar, saying something known to be untrue or misleading.
People also ask
What is duplicity noun?
What is doubleness & duplicitous?
What is 'duplicity' about?
What is the opposite of duplicity?
Definition of duplicity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
