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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.
[L. sinceritas.]
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

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sincerity (countable and uncountable, plural sincerities)

  1. 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.

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