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sincerity |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sincerity \Sin*cer"i*ty\, n. [L. sinceritas: cf F. sinc['e]rit['e].] The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness. I protest, in the sincerity of love. --Shak. Sincerity is a duty no less plain than important. --Knox. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sincerity n 1: an earnest and sincere feeling [syn: {earnestness}, {seriousness}] 2: the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical; "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded some proof of my sincerity" [ant: {insincerity}] 3: a quality of naturalness and simplicity; "the simple sincerity of folk songs" [syn: {unassumingness}] 4: the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice [syn: {seriousness}, {earnestness}, {serious-mindedness}] [ant: {frivolity}]
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