Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disingenuous

/ˌdɪ.sɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.əs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: disin-gen-u-ous
IPA: /ˌdɪ.sɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.əs/

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not honourable; unworthy of honour.

adj

Not ingenuous; not frank or open.

adj

Assuming a pose of naïveté to make a point or for deception.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English ingenuous English disingenuous From dis- + ingenuous.

Inflected Forms

more disingenuous (comparative) most disingenuous (superlative)

Derived Forms

disingenuously disingenuousness

Synonyms

uncandid artful

Rhymes With

strenuous ingenuous

Questions

How do you pronounce disingenuous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɪ.sɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.əs/.
What does disingenuous mean?: Not honourable; unworthy of honour.
Where does disingenuous come from?: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English ingenuous English disingenuous From dis- + ingenuous.

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