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English
Etymology
From Latin duplicare duplex -ity
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /duˈplɪ.sɪ.ti/ , /dju-/
Noun
duplicity (countable and uncountable plural duplicities
Intentional deceptiveness ; double-dealing .
Translations
intentional deceptiveness
Bulgarian: двойственост (bg) f ( dvojstvenost ) , двуличие (bg) n ( dvuličie )
Catalan: duplicitat f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 表裡不一 ／ 表里不一 (zh) ( biǎolǐbùyī ) , 口是心非 (zh) ( kǒushìxīnfēi )
Dutch: dubbelspel (nl) , dubbelhartigheid (nl) , huichelarij (nl)
Finnish: kaksinaamaisuus (fi)
French: duplicité (fr) f double jeu (fr) m
German: Doppelspiel (de) n Doppelzüngigkeit f Duplizität (de) f
Greek: διπροσωπία (el) f ( diprosopía )
Italian: doppiezza (it) f
Japanese: 二枚舌 (ja) ( にまいじた, nimaijita ) , 二心 (ja) ( にしん, nishin, ふたごころ, futakokoro )
Maori: raurekatanga
Polish: dwulicowość (pl) f
Portuguese: duplicidade (pt) f
Russian: двули́чность (ru) f ( dvulíčnostʹ ) , двули́чие (ru) n ( dvulíčije ) , дво́йственность (ru) f ( dvójstvennostʹ )
Spanish: duplicidad (es) f
Turkish: düzenbazlık (tr) , ikiyüzlülük (tr)
See also