sincerity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sincerity	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sincerity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sincerity n an earnest and sincere feeling [syn: earnestness, seriousness, sincerity] the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical; "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded some proof of my sincerity" Antonym(s): falseness, hollowness, insincerity a quality of naturalness and simplicity; "the simple sincerity of folk songs" Synonym(s): sincerity, unassumingness the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice Synonym(s): seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity Antonym(s): frivolity, frivolousness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sincerity \Sincer"ity\, n. [L. sinceritas: cf. F. sinc[82]rit[82].] 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.