sense of fakiness
- noun
- /sɛns əv ˈfeɪkɪnəs/
- Informal
:
sensación de falsedad
- His apology had a sense of fakiness that made it hard to believe.
Examples
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The politician's promise was delivered with a sense of fakiness that raised doubts among the voters.
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There was a noticeable sense of fakiness in the company's claims about their environmentally friendly products.
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Despite the impressive production, a sense of fakiness lingered throughout the performance.
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There was a sense of fakiness in the way she smiled at everyone.
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I have a strong sense of fakiness about that advertisement.
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Her smile gave me a sense of fakiness.
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Even though the art was beautiful, a sense of fakiness made it hard to appreciate.
Synonyms
A way of acting or speaking that does not feel sincere
A state in which something is not real or genuine
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
sense + of + fakiness
The phrase is compositionally built: 'sense' = a feeling, 'of' = linking preposition, and 'fakiness' is transparently the quality of being 'fake' (fake + -ness). A B1 learner who knows 'sense' and 'fake' (and recognizes -ness as a noun-former) can readily infer 'a feeling that something is insincere or artificial'; the 'sense of X' pattern is common cross-linguistically, supporting immediate comprehension.
Etymology
The phrase sense of fakiness comes from the word fake, meaning a copy or something not real. If you see a cheap prop on stage or a smile that does not feel true, you feel a 'sense of fakiness', so the phrase now means 'insincere' or 'unnatural'.