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sincerity

[sin ser′ə tē]

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noun

Sincerity is the quality of being honest, true and real.
An example of sincerity is a person who really means everything that he promises.

sincerity

noun

the quality or state of being sincere; honesty, genuineness, good faith, etc.

Origin of sincerity

Middle French sincérité ; from Classical Latin sinceritas

sincerity

noun

The quality or condition of being sincere; genuineness, honesty, and freedom from duplicity.

sincerity

Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural sincerities)

The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense.

Antonyms

insincerity

Origin

From Middle French sincÃ©ritÃ©.

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The sincerity in his voice brought tears to her eyes.
While he exuded honesty and sincerity, in truth we barely knew the man.
He instinctively wished to question the validity of the Exemplars and their power, yet felt so inadequate in his comprehension that he decided to trust Frederick implicitly, and prayed the vampire couple's sincerity was genuine.
He was frighteningly nervous, but in Dean's mind his sincerity buried the flowery words of the Philadelphia insurance executive.
If he hadn't done it with such apparent sincerity, it would have been downright embarrassing.

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