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insidiousness

in·sid·i·ous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-sid-ee-uh s]
    • /ɪnˈsɪd i əs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-sid-ee-uh s]
    • /ɪnˈsɪd i əs/

Definitions of insidiousness word

  • adjective insidiousness intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan. 1
  • adjective insidiousness stealthily treacherous or deceitful: an insidious enemy. 1
  • adjective insidiousness operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous or seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect: an insidious disease. 1
  • noun insidiousness A surreptitious harmfulness, quality of entrapment, or treacherousness; the characteristic of being insidious. 1
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Origin of insidiousness

First appearance:

before 1535
One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Latin insidiōsus deceitful, equivalent to insidi(ae) (plural) an ambush (derivative of insidēre to sit in or on) + -ōsus -ous; see sit1

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Parts of speech for Insidiousness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Insidiousness

insidiousness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for insidiousness

noun insidiousness

  • infidelity — marital disloyalty; adultery.
  • falsehood — a false statement; lie. Synonyms: fabrication, prevarication, falsification, canard, invention, fiction, story.
  • fraud — deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
  • trickery — the use or practice of tricks or stratagems to deceive; artifice; deception.
  • duplicity — deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. Synonyms: deceit, deception, dissimulation, fraud, guile, hypocrisy, trickery. Antonyms: candidness, directness, honesty, straightforwardness.
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Antonyms for insidiousness

noun insidiousness

  • faithfulness — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
  • loyalty — the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments or obligations.
  • honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
  • truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
  • frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.
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