duplicity (redirected from duplicities)

du·plic·i·ty  (d-pls-t, dy-)

n. pl. du·plic·i·ties

1.

a. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.

b. An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.

2. The quality or state of being twofold or double.

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[Middle English duplicite, from Old French, from Late Latin duplicits, doubleness, from Latin duplex, duplic-, twofold; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

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duplicity

Noun

deceitful behaviour: he is a man of duplicity, who turns things to his advantage [Old French duplicite]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	duplicity - a fraudulent or duplicitous representation fraudulence deception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood
	2.	duplicity - acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another double-dealing dissimulation, deception, dissembling, deceit - the act of deceiving

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duplicity

noun deceit, fraud, deception, hypocrisy, dishonesty, guile, artifice, falsehood, double-dealing, chicanery, perfidy, dissimulation << OPPOSITE honesty

Translations

duplicity [djuːˈplɪsɪtɪ] n → doblez f; duplicidad f

duplicity [djuːˈplɪsɪtɪ] n → duplicité f, fausseté f

duplicity [djuːˈplɪsɪtɪ] n → Doppelspiel nt

duplicity [djuːˈplɪsɪtɪ] n → doppiezza, duplicità