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

Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. earnestness, seriousness, sincerity(noun)

   an earnest and sincere feeling

2. sincerity(noun)

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

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

3. sincerity, unassumingness(noun)

   a quality of naturalness and simplicity

   "the simple sincerity of folk songs"

4. seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity(noun)

   the trait of being serious

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

Wiktionary(3.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sincerity(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From sincérité.

Webster Dictionary(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sincerity(noun)

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

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

Freebase(4.67 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

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(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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.:

   You are the architect of your own future, so design your future with uncompromising sincerity.

2. Anuj Somany:

   If the recruitment of candidates is done with honesty, then there will be no surveillance required on their work sincerity or punctuality and relatively less need of product publicity in comparison to its arch rival's brand promotional activity.

3. Confucius:

   To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue...They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

4. Musin Almat Zhumabekovich:

   True love is invulnerable, it will not be overwhelmed by treason, resentment, guilt, you still love, even if you are not loved or not loved. Such love is an independent feeling, it is a paradise energy, a warm, gentle light of sincerity. All whom you loved, all of them may appear in dreams, they turned into energy, they will be in your memory all life. Author: Musin Almat Zhumabekovich

5. Alex Kendrick:

   We intentionally showed the film to pastors and community leaders to get their support, our bull's-eye audience are people of faith and the church, and we are trying to call them to a more devoted and sincere walk and that they express faith with conviction and sincerity.

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