Duplicity Definition

do͝o-plĭsĭ-tē, dyo͝o-
duplicities
noun
duplicities
Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
American Heritage
Hypocritical cunning or deception; double-dealing.
Webster's New World
The quality or state of being twofold or double.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Duplicity

Noun

Singular:
duplicity
Plural:
duplicities

Origin of Duplicity

  • Middle English duplicite from Old French from Late Latin duplicitās doubleness from Latin duplex duplic- twofold dwo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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