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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024du•plic•i•ty /duˈplɪsɪti, dyu-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- deceitfulness in speech or conduct;
false behavior:He had behaved with duplicity, falsifying reports and stealing the money.
See -du-, -plic-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024du•plic•i•ty (do̅o̅ plis′i tē, dyo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties for 1.- deceitfulness in speech or conduct;
speaking or acting in two different ways concerning the same matter with intent to deceive;
double-dealing. - a twofold or double state or quality.
- Medieval Latin, Late Latin duplicitās, with -ite replacing -itās; see duplex, -ity
- Middle French
- late Middle English duplicite 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deception, dissimulation. See deceit.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged straightforwardness.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: duplicity /djuːˈplɪsɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- deception; double-dealing
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French duplicite, from Late Latin duplicitās a being double, from Latin duplex |