Duplicity

Definition:

  • (n.) Doubleness; a twofold state.
  • (n.) Doubleness of heart or speech; insincerity; a sustained form of deception which consists in entertaining or pretending to entertain one of feelings, and acting as if influenced by another; bad faith.
  • (n.) The use of two or more distinct allegations or answers, where one is sufficient.
  • (n.) In indictments, the union of two incompatible offenses.

Compare duplicity with other words:

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duplicitousness vs. duplicity

chicanery vs. duplicity

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duality vs. duplicity

duplicity vs. hypocrisy

duplicity vs. mendacity

deception vs. duplicity

dishonesty vs. duplicity

complicity vs. duplicity

doubly vs. duplicity

duplicity vs. simplicity

deceptiveness vs. duplicity

deceit vs. duplicity

duplicitous vs. duplicity

duplex vs. duplicity

duplicity vs. guile

duplicity vs. simple