Word of the Day for Thursday, February 18, 2010
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duplicity \doo-PLIS-i-tee, dyoo-\, noun:
duplicity \doo-PLIS-i-tee, dyoo-\, noun:
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1. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; also, an instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.
1. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; also, an instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.
2. The quality or state of being twofold or double.
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As the B.O. gave speech after speech during his campaign, few of his adoring fans suspected him of his duplicity!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Duplicity comes from Middle English duplicite, from Old French, from Late Latin duplicitās, doubleness, from Latin duplex, duplic-, twofold.
Duplicity comes from Middle English duplicite, from Old French, from Late Latin duplicitās, doubleness, from Latin duplex, duplic-, twofold.
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