deceitfulness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /dɪˈsitfəlnəs/ UK /dɪˈsiːtfʊlnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being deceitful; dishonesty

The court was struck by the sheer deceitfulness of his testimony.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... dishonesty deceptiveness duplicity mendacity insincerity guile treachery

Opposites

honesty sincerity candor truthfulness

Word family

Related forms deceitful deceit deceive

Etymology

From deceitful (deceit plus -ful) plus the noun-forming suffix -ness. Deceit is from Old French deceite, from Latin dēcipere ('to ensnare, cheat'), from de- plus capere ('to take').

dēcipere Latin capere Latin

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# deceitfulness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈsitfəlnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈsiːtfʊlnəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being deceitful; dishonesty

## Examples
- The court was struck by the sheer deceitfulness of his testimony.

## Synonyms
- dishonesty
- deceptiveness
- duplicity
- mendacity
- insincerity
- guile
- treachery

## Antonyms
- honesty
- sincerity
- candor
- truthfulness

## Related Forms
- deceitful
- deceit
- deceive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dēcipere
- Root: capere

## Etymology
From deceitful (deceit plus -ful) plus the noun-forming suffix -ness. Deceit is from Old French deceite, from Latin dēcipere ('to ensnare, cheat'), from de- plus capere ('to take').

## AI Etymology
Deceitfulness comes from deceitful (deceit plus -ful) plus the noun-forming suffix -ness. Deceit is from Old French deceite, from Latin dēcipere ('to ensnare, cheat'), from de- plus capere ('to take'). The etymological trail includes Latin dēcipere and Latin capere. As a noun, deceitfulness names the quality of being deceitful; dishonesty. The same family is visible in related forms such as deceitful, deceit, and deceive. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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