DUPLICITY


Meaning of DUPLICITY in English

/dooh plis"i tee, dyooh-/ , n. , pl. duplicities for 1.

1. deceitfulness in speech or conduct; speaking or acting in two different ways concerning the same matter with intent to deceive; double-dealing.

2. a twofold or double state or quality.

[ 1400-50; late ME duplicite duplicitas, with -ite r. -itas; see DUPLEX, -ITY ]

Syn. 1. deception, dissimulation. See deceit .

Ant. 1. straightforwardness.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .