smarminess

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A noun referring to a quality of being smug, self-serving, and insincerely earnest in manner or behavior.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее качество быть самодовольным, корыстным и неискренне серьёзным в манере или поведении.esSustantivo que designa la cualidad de ser engañosamente adulador, untuoso o excesivamente cortés de un modo que resulta falso, interesado o autocomplaciente.frNom désignant la qualité d'être suffisant, obséquieux et d'une fausse sincérité dans les manières ou le comportement.deSubstantiv, das die Eigenschaft bezeichnet, selbstgefällig, berechnend und unehrlich ernst in seiner Art oder seinem Verhalten zu sein; oft mit falscher Freundlichkeit, Schmeichelei oder Servilität verbunden.ptSubstantivo que designa a qualidade de ser bajulador, interesseiro e falsamente sério ou afável na maneira ou no comportamento.zh指虚情假意、谄媚讨好、自鸣得意且假正经的态度或行为。arاسم يدل على صفة التملّق والتصنّع في اللطف أو الجدّية مع نية خفية أنانية أو ازدراء خفي. يشمل معنى الدهاء المتملّق والودّ الزائف.

1. Insincere flattery C1 informal british

   A quality of being overly polite or flattering in a way that seems fake or self-serving.

   • His smarminess made everyone uncomfortable at the meeting.
   • She couldn't stand the smarminess of the salesman.
   • The politician's smarminess was obvious to the audience.

   ruЛьстивостьesadulación insincerafrflagorneriedeSchmeicheleiptBajulaçãozh虚情假意arالتزلّف

   Sinónimos: cajoleryfawningflatteryinsincerityobsequiousnessoilinessservilitysoft soapsycophancyunctuousness

   Antónimos: candorforthrightnessfranknessgenuinenesshonestysincerity

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