Sincerity

//sɪnˈsɛɹəti// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or state of being sincere. countable, uncountable

    "I protest, in the sincerity of love."

  2. 2
    the trait of being serious wordnet
  3. 3
    a quality of naturalness and simplicity wordnet
  4. 4
    the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical wordnet
  5. 5
    an earnest and sincere feeling wordnet

Synonyms

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earnestnesshonestyseriousnessabandonabsolute realismardency

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"Tom is a man of absolute sincerity."

Etymology

From Middle English sinceritie, from Old French sincerité and Medieval Latin sincēritās; both from Latin sincēritās, from sincērus + -tās. Equivalent to sincere + -ity.

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