noun

deceitfulness

deceitfulness, dishonesty, duplicity

His deceitfulness was finally exposed.

His deceitfulness was finally exposed.

((sb.'s deceitfulness)) the quality of being dishonest in (sb.) His deceitfulness shocked everyone.

Synonyms: dishonesty, duplicity, fraud; Antonyms: honesty, truthfulness

From 'deceit' + '-ful' + '-ness'. 'Deceit' comes from Old French 'deceivre', meaning 'to ensnare'.

Think of it as the state of being 'full of deceit'.

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