duplicitous

Questions about duplicitous

What does duplicitous mean?

duplicitous means "marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another".

How many syllables are in duplicitous?

duplicitous has 4 syllables: du-plic-i-tous. The stress falls on "plic". In IPA it is /duˈplɪsɪtəs/.

What is another word for duplicitous?

Close synonyms include ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, Janus-faced, two-faced. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is duplicitous a common word?

duplicitous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.