Taxonomy vs Disingenuously - What's the difference?
taxonomy | disingenuously |
The science or the technique used to make a classification.
A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
(taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
In a manner that is not frank or open; deceptively.
* 1874', Govenor Musgrave, "Capital: Mr. Mill's Fundamental Propositions", ''The Contemporary Review'' ' 24 : 745.
In an unnoble manner; in a manner unbecoming of true honor or dignity; unworthily.
* 2009 , Michael L. Stapleton, Spenser's Ovidian Poetics , page 98
In a manner that adopts a pose of naivete, possibly to make a point or to deceive.
* 2005 , John Steele Gordon, An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power , page 352.
As a noun taxonomy
is the science or the technique used to make a classification.As an adverb disingenuously is
in a manner that is not frank or open; deceptively.taxonomy
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(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee also
* classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontologydisingenuously
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Adverb
(en adverb)- Instead of inquiring why the facts oppose the theory, and where the explanation is to be found for this remarkabe discrepancy, he disingenuously endeavours to give reasons for "the causes which operated, and do commonly operate, to prevent these extraordinary drafts on the productive resources of the country from being so much felt as it might seem reasonable to expect."
- The letter's false intent trumps any truths within, which one would expect of a woman who disingenuously calls herself Fidessa.
- Churchill, a month later, would memorably if disingenuously' describe Lend-Lease as a matter of "Give us the tools and we will finish the job." Roosevelt, a few days earlier, had described it a bit more prosaically, but no less ' disingenuously , as the equivalent of lending a neighbor whose house was on fire a garden hose, expecting to get it back when the fire was out.