Word Prevalence

Meaning and example

an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction

The passage used "hypocrisy" to mean an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction.

Plain-English interpretation

A prevalence score of 1.976 places hypocrisy in the common range on this site. In practical terms, the word was recognized by about 98.1% of people in the source dataset.

Related words

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Similar-prevalence words

aloofCommon

Known by: 98.1%

remote in manner

elicitCommon

Known by: 98.1%

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

reproachCommon

Known by: 98.1%

a mild rebuke or criticism

prolificCommon

Known by: 98%

intellectually productive

cynicismCommon

Known by: 98.1%

a cynical feeling of distrust

Source attribution

Brysbaert, M., Mandera, P., McCormick, S. F., & Keuleers, E. (2019). Word prevalence norms for 62,000 English lemmas. Behavior Research Methods, 51, 467-479.