disingenuous C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.əs/ See IPA manual Freq #50335 Meanings 1 adj Not ingenuous; not frank or open. I am not so vain as to think these Remarks free from faults, nor so disingenuous as not to confess them:. 2 adj Assuming a pose of naïveté to make a point or for deception. But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not ingenuous; not frank or... uncandid Word family Derived forms disingenuouslydisingenuousness Etymology From dis- + ingenuous. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # disingenuous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.əs/ **Frequency rank:** 50335 ## Meanings 1. Not ingenuous; not frank or open. 2. Assuming a pose of naïveté to make a point or for deception. ## Examples - I am not so vain as to think these Remarks free from faults, nor so disingenuous as not to confess them:. - But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea. ## Synonyms - uncandid ## Derived Forms - disingenuously - disingenuousness ## Etymology From dis- + ingenuous. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown