#138 - Duplicity
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vocab_drabblesThis week's word is
Duplicity
du̇-ˈpli-sə-tē
noun
1. Contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action the belying of one's true intentions by deceptive words or action.
2. The quality or state of being double or twofold.
Did you know?
We’ve all probably dealt with someone who acted a little two-faced—they said one thing and did another, for example, or they talked “from both sides of their mouth.” If such behavior has made you do a double take or left you feeling double-crossed, you may be single-minded in your quest to learn more about duplicity. Duplicity comes from a long line of “double” talk, starting with its Latin ancestor duplex, which means “double” or “twofold.” Duplex is also the source of the English word duplex (which can be a noun meaning “a two-family house” or an adjective meaning “double”), and it is the root of another term for doubling it up, duplicate.
From Merriam-Webster
Duplicity
du̇-ˈpli-sə-tē
noun
1. Contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action the belying of one's true intentions by deceptive words or action.
2. The quality or state of being double or twofold.
Did you know?
We’ve all probably dealt with someone who acted a little two-faced—they said one thing and did another, for example, or they talked “from both sides of their mouth.” If such behavior has made you do a double take or left you feeling double-crossed, you may be single-minded in your quest to learn more about duplicity. Duplicity comes from a long line of “double” talk, starting with its Latin ancestor duplex, which means “double” or “twofold.” Duplex is also the source of the English word duplex (which can be a noun meaning “a two-family house” or an adjective meaning “double”), and it is the root of another term for doubling it up, duplicate.
From Merriam-Webster
