disingenuousness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English ingenuous English disingenuous Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English disingenuousness From disingenuous + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state or quality of being disingenuous.
And they're often infuriatingly well-crafted buzzwords – combining impact with audacious disingenuousness.
2010 August 30, Charlie Brooker, “Buzzwords for blowhards”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 May 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disingenuity | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
gd mì-dhìrichead (state or quality of being disingenuous) · de Unehrlichkeit (state or quality of being disingenuous) · ca falsa modèstia (state or quality of being disingenuous) · de Hinterlistigkeit (state or quality of being disingenuous) · gd mì-ionracas (state or quality of being disingenuous) · sk nečestnosť (state or quality of being disingenuous) · es desingenuidad (state or quality of being disingenuous) · de Unredlichkeit (state or quality of being disingenuous) · ca hipocresia (state or quality of being disingenuous) · de Unaufrichtigkeit (state or quality of being disingenuous) · sk pokrytectvo (state or quality of being disingenuous)