disingenuous (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *disingenuous*:
ADJECTIVE	all	disingenuous, artful	not straightforward or candid / candid

disingenuous > pronunciation
Sounds	dihsihnjheh'nyuwahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *disingenuous*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	not straightforward or candid / candid; giving a false / false appearance of frankness.
Examples	"an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine "a disingenuous excuse"
Synonym	artful
Narrower	distorted, misrepresented, perverted, twisted	Having an intended meaning / meaning altered or misrepresented
See also	insincere	lacking sincerity
Opposite	ingenuous, artless	Characterized by an inability to mask your feelings
Spanish	artero, artificiosa, astuto, falsa, falso, insincera, insincero, mañoso, poco sincero
Nouns	disingenuousness	the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor
Adverbs	disingenuously	in a disingenuous manner

HyperDic: disingenuous