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(3.00 / 1 vote)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.

Origin: From sincérité.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 2 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

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

Freebase(4.00 / 2 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.)

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

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Mencius:

   Sincerity is the way of Heaven.

2. Confucius:

   Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

3. Quentin Crisp:

   The English think incompetence is the same thing as sincerity.

4. Marawi Mayor Majul Usman Gandamra:

   There was a window of opportunity, but there was no show of sincerity.

5. Jean Giraudoux:

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

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