 sincerity |
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| 1. | [ noun ] an earnest and sincere feeling | |
| Synonyms: | seriousness earnestness | |
| Related terms: | gravity | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical | |
| Examples: | "his sincerity inspired belief" "they demanded some proof of my sincerity" |
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| Related terms: | insincerity truthfulness singleness heartiness sincere insincere | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a quality of naturalness and simplicity | |
| Synonyms: | unassumingness | |
| Examples: | "the simple sincerity of folk songs" |
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| Related terms: | naturalness | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the trait of being serious | |
| Synonyms: | earnestness serious-mindedness seriousness | |
| Examples: | "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice |
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| Related terms: | frivolity trait commitedness commitment graveness sedateness serious frivolous | |
| Similar spelling: |
sincerely sincere sinker singer Simser |
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