Complete Definition of "disingenuous"

English

Etymology
From dis- + ingenuous.

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; fake or deceptive; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes.
  2. Not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankness; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful.
  3. Assuming a pose of naivete�to make a point, or for deception.

#* So disingenuous as not to confess them [faults]. - w:Alexander Pope|Alexander Pope

Derived terms
disingenuously
disingenuousness

Translations
Spanish: falso, poco sincero

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