docetic
- adjective
- /dəˈsɛtɪk/
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docético
- Her apology sounded docetic, as if she did not truly mean it.
Examples
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The company's commitment to sustainability was criticized as docetic and only for public image.
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He gave a docetic smile, but his eyes showed no real warmth.
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The docetic nature of the advertisement made it hard to trust.
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She found his docetic charm unconvincing.
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Her apology sounded docetic, as if she did not truly mean it.
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The company's commitment to sustainability was criticized as docetic and only for public image.
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He gave a docetic smile, but his eyes showed no real warmth.
Synonyms
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5.3
Trying to seem real to deceive people
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7.0
Seeming to be real but not really there
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7.5
Seeming to be true but maybe not real
Presented as real but actually fake
Pretended to be true to make others believe it
Made to seem real to trick people
Antonyms
How Genuine
Surface Forms
Morphology
docetic = docetism (semi-transparent) = docet + ic
Formally built from the scholarly/theological base 'docetism' or the combining form 'docet-' plus the regular adjectival suffix '-ic', but the base term is specialized and the adjective's generalized 'superficial, illusory' sense is a metaphorical extension not obvious to average learners.
Etymology
The word docetic comes from the Greek root dokein, which means 'to seem'. So something docetic only 'seems' real or sincere but is actually shallow or fake.