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sincerity
sin·cer·i·ty S0422400 (sĭn-sĕr′ĭ-tē)n. The quality or condition of being sincere; genuineness, honesty, and freedom from duplicity.sin•cer•i•ty (sɪnˈsɛr ɪ ti) n., pl. -ties. freedom from deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnestness; probity. [1540–50; < Latin sincēritās. See sincere, -ity] syn: See honor. Sincerity (See also CANDIDNESS.) in one’s heart of heart In the deepest, innermost recesses of one’s heart; in one’s most private and pure thoughts or feelings. The first heart in this expression means ‘core’ and the second heart means ‘seat of feeling, understanding, and thought.’ Although the corrupted heart of hearts is frequently heard, the original expression as it appeared in Hamlet is heart of heart. Give me that man That is not passion’s slave, and I will wear him In my heart’s core—aye, in my heart of heart, As I do thee. (III, ii) Today this expression is used to assure the veracity or sincerity of any statement of belief. In his heart of heart Froude would have admitted that. (Quarterly Review, October, 1895) ThesaurusNoun | 1. | sincerity - an earnest and sincere feeling earnestness, seriousnesssolemnity, gravity - a solemn and dignified feeling | | 2. | sincerity - the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical; "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded some proof of my sincerity"wholeheartedness, heartiness - the quality of hearty sinceritysingleness, straightforwardness - without hypocrisy; "the singleness of his motives could not be questioned"truthfulness - the quality of being truthfulinsincerity, falseness, hollowness - the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical | | 3. | sincerity - a quality of naturalness and simplicity; "the simple sincerity of folk songs"unassumingnessnaturalness - the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner" | | 4. | sincerity - the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Riceserious-mindedness, earnestness, seriousnesstrait - a distinguishing feature of your personal naturecommitment, committedness - the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment"graveness, gravity, soberness, sobriety, somberness, sombreness - a manner that is serious and solemnsedateness, solemness, solemnity, staidness - a trait of dignified seriousness |
sinceritynoun honesty, truth, candour, frankness, seriousness, good faith, probity, bona fides, genuineness, straightforwardness, artlessness, guilelessness, wholeheartedness The film is made with sincerity.Translationssincere (sinˈsiə) adjective1. true; genuine. a sincere desire; sincere friends. 真誠的 真诚的2. not trying to pretend or deceive. a sincere person. 不虛偽的 诚实的sinˈcerely adverbI sincerely hope that you will succeed. 真誠地 真诚地sinˈcerity (-ˈse-) noun the state of being sincere. The sincerity of his comments was obvious to all. 真誠 真诚sincerity
Synonyms for sinceritynoun honestySynonyms- honesty
- truth
- candour
- frankness
- seriousness
- good faith
- probity
- bona fides
- genuineness
- straightforwardness
- artlessness
- guilelessness
- wholeheartedness
Synonyms for sinceritynoun an earnest and sincere feelingSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the quality of being open and truthfulRelated Words- wholeheartedness
- heartiness
- singleness
- straightforwardness
- truthfulness
Antonyms- insincerity
- falseness
- hollowness
noun a quality of naturalness and simplicitySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the trait of being seriousSynonyms- serious-mindedness
- earnestness
- seriousness
Related Words- trait
- commitment
- committedness
- graveness
- gravity
- soberness
- sobriety
- somberness
- sombreness
- sedateness
- solemness
- solemnity
- staidness
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