pecksniffery

NOUN

cant

Synonyms

STRONG

deceit dishonesty humbug hypocrisy insincerity pomposity pretense pretentiousness sanctimoniousness sanctimony show

WEAK

affected piety hypocriticalness lip service pharisaicalness pious platitudes sham holiness

Antonyms

STRONG

frankness honesty openness reality sincerity truth truthfulness

WEAK

standard

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As a matter of fact, there have been intermittent rebellions against the prevailing pecksniffery and sentimentality ever since the days of Irving and Hawthorne.

From A Book of Prefaces by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)

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