n. Function: noun
the pretense or affectation of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one does not actually have FF1C; political hypocrisy FF1E;
Synonyms: cant, hypocriticalness, pecksniffery, pharisaicalness, pharisaism, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, sham, Tartuffery, Tartuffism
Related Words: pietism, religiosity; casuistry, glibness, insincerity, self-righteousness, unctiousness; charlatanry, humbug, quackery
Contrasted Words: candidness, fairness, openness; honesty, probity, truthfulness
Antonyms: sincerity