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Sincerity : (noun)
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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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