duplicity
noun/duˈplɪ.sɪ.ti/ · /dju-/
Etymology From Latin duplicare (double). Equivalent to duplex + -ity.
1
Intentional deceptiveness; double-dealing.
2
The quality of being double or twofold.
- For instance the rod-cone 'duplicity' of retinal function was first enunciated by the German microscopist Max Schultze in 1866 […]1982, H. B. Barlow, J. D. Mollon, Senses, page 104:
- Related terms
- duplicitous, dupe, double-cross