perfidiousness

per·fid·i·ous

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [per-fid-ee-uh s]
- /pərˈfɪd i əs/
- /pə.ˈfɪ.dɪə.snəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [per-fid-ee-uh s]
- /pərˈfɪd i əs/

Definition of perfidiousness word

adjective perfidiousness deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover. 1

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Origin of perfidiousness

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600, perfidious is from the Latin word perfidiōsus faithless, dishonest. See perfidy, -ous

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Parts of speech for Perfidiousness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Perfidiousness

perfidiousness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for perfidiousness

noun perfidiousness

bad faith — intention to deceive; treachery or dishonesty (esp in the phrase in bad faith)
breach of trust — a violation of duty by a trustee or any other person in a fiduciary position
bunco — a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters
chicane — a bridge or whist hand without trumps
criminality — the state or quality of being criminal

All 27 Synonyms of perfidiousness

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