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Webster 1913 Edition
Sincerity
Sin-cer′i-ty
,Noun.
[L.
sinceritas
: cf. F. sincérité
.] 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. Shakespeare
Sincerity
is a duty no less plain than important. Knox.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sincerity
SINCER'ITY
,Noun.
1.
Honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation or hypocrisy. We may question a man's prudence, when we cannot question his sincerity.2.
Freedom from hypocrisy, disguise or false pretense; as the sincerity of a declaration or of love.Definition 2024
sincerity
sincerity
English
Noun
sincerity (countable and uncountable, plural sincerities)
- The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense.
- William Shakespeare:
- I protest, in the sincerity of love.
- Knox:
- Sincerity is a duty no less plain than important.
- George Burns
- Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.
- William Shakespeare:
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quality of being sincere
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