noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The quality of not being candid. uncountable

   "The unsufficiency and uncandidness of his answer became painfully apparent in the dead silence of the room."

Synonyms

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artfulnesscasuistrycredibility gapemptinessfalsityfraud

Example

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"The unsufficiency and uncandidness of his answer became painfully apparent in the dead silence of the room."

Etymology

From uncandid + -ness.

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