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Definitions for Sincerity
sɪnˈsɛr ɪ tisin·cer·i·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. earnestness, seriousness, sinceritynoun

    an earnest and sincere feeling

  2. sinceritynoun

    the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical

    "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded some proof of my sincerity"

  3. sincerity, unassumingnessnoun

    a quality of naturalness and simplicity

    "the simple sincerity of folk songs"

  4. seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sinceritynoun

    the trait of being serious

    "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice

Wiktionary

  1. sinceritynoun

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

  2. Etymology: From sincérité.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sincereness, Sinceritynoun

    Etymology: sincerité, French; from sincere.

    Jesus Christ has purchased for us terms of reconciliation, who will accept of sincerity instead of perfection; but then this sincerity implies our honest endeavours to do our utmost. John Rogers.

    In thy consort cease to fear a foe;
    For thee she feels sincerity of woe. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

Wikipedia

  1. Sincerity

    Sincerity is the virtue of one who communicates and acts in accordance with the entirety of their feelings, beliefs, thoughts, and desires in a manner that is honest and genuine.

ChatGPT

  1. sincerity

    Sincerity is the quality of being free from pretense, deceit, or hypocrisy. It signifies being genuine, honest, and true in thoughts, feelings, intentions, or actions. A sincere person expresses themselves without concealing their true emotions or beliefs.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sinceritynoun

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

  2. Etymology: [L. sinceritas: cf. F. sincrit.]

Wikidata

  1. Sincerity

    Sincerity is the virtue of one who speaks and acts truly about his or her own feelings, thoughts, and desires.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Sincerity

    in Carlyle's ethics the one test of all worth in a human being, that he really with his whole soul means what he is saying and doing, and is courageously ready to front time and eternity on the stake.

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. sincerity

    1. A mental attitude acquired after long practise by man, in order to conceal his ulterior motives. 2. To be childish, to be senile. 3. To lack invention, imagination or character. (A sincere man is one who bluffs only a part of the time.)

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sincerity in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sincerity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Sincerity in a Sentence

  1. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

    We are born for the happiness. We are living for the happiness. To be happy we have to be morally free. To be morally free we have to treat the humanity with uncompromising sincerity.

  2. Hwang Joon-kook:

    Now is the time for 'exploratory talks,' to deliver the common view of the five parties to North Korea and to check its response, if such talks can prove North Korea's sincerity towards the negotiations on denuclearization, the Six-Party Talks can be resumed.

  3. Jean Giraudoux:

    The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made.

  4. George Santayana:

    A man is morally free when, in full possession of his living humanity, he judges the world, and judges other men, with uncompromising sincerity.

  5. George Orwell:

    For a creative writer possession of the truth is less important than emotional sincerity.

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