Unsincerity

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of insincerity. alt-of, obsolete, uncountable

    "[…] I am novv ſatisfi'd, that a Spirit of Sea-ſalt may vvithout any unſincerity be ſo prepar'd as to diſſolve the body of crude Gold, though I could not find that the Solutions I made of that Metal vvere red, but rather of a yellovv or golden colour, much like thoſe made vvith common Aqua Regis."

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"[…] I am novv ſatisfi'd, that a Spirit of Sea-ſalt may vvithout any unſincerity be ſo prepar'd as to diſſolve the body of crude Gold, though I could not find that the Solutions I made of that Metal vvere red, but rather of a yellovv or golden colour, much like thoſe made vvith common Aqua Regis."

Etymology

From un- + sincerity.

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