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duplicity
Meaning: deceitful double-dealing
duplicity in a sentence
How duplicity is used in real sentences:
His duplicity cost him every friendship.
His duplicity cost him every friendship.
“Likewise, adding velvet curtains to embellish a modest studio might make the scene more attractive, yet the enhancement risks duplicity if it deliberately presents poverty as luxury.”
— from the passage The Speaking Ground
Synonyms for duplicity
Other words for duplicity — deceit, deception and guile — carry the same meaning.
- deceit
- deception
- guile
Antonyms of duplicity
Words that mean the opposite of duplicity:
- honesty
- candor
Where it comes from
From Latin duplex 'twofold'
Word parts
- plic/plex — fold, weave
duplicity: du- (two) + plic (fold) + -ity (state of) - bi, di, du/deu — two, divided
duplicity: du- (two) + plic (fold) + -ity
Memory hook
DUPLICITY — DUPLEx-faced.