Sincerity

Noun

 * 1) The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense.
 * 2) * William Shakespeare:
 * I protest, in the sincerity of love.
 * 1) * Knox:
 * Sincerity is a duty no less plain than important.
 * 1) * George Burns
 * Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.

Synonyms

 * honesty
 * sincereness

Antonyms

 * insincerity

Related terms

 * sincere

Adjectives for Sincerity
evident; transparent; artistic; flaming; perfect; despairing; well-feigned; worshiping obvious; impetuous;  unaffected;  noble deep; forlorn; sterling; grave; violent fierce; youthful; bashful; robust; abominable; sorrowful; patent; grim.

Verbs for Sincerity
attest to—; cherish—; declare—; doubt—; express—; feign—; impeach—; impugn—; maintain—; pledge—; pretend—; question —; ring with—; smack of—; stir—; test—; value—; verify—; vow—; —beguiles; — burns; —deludes; —falters; —impresses; — pervades; —vacillates.

Thesaurus
abandon, absolute realism, ardency, ardor, artlessness, authenticity, bluffness, bluntness, bona fideness, broadness, brusqueness, candidness, candor, childlikeness, commitment, committedness, decidedness, decision, decisiveness, dedication, definiteness, determinateness, determination, determinedness, devotedness, devotion, devoutness, directness, earnestness, faith, faithfulness, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fidelity, fire, forthrightness, frankness, freedom, freeness, genuineness, guilelessness, heartiness, heat, heatedness, honesty, impassionedness, inartificiality, ingenuousness, innocence, intensity, intentness, legitimacy, lifelikeness, literalism, literality, literalness, loyalty, naiveness, naivete, naivety, naturalism, naturalness, obstinacy, openheartedness, openness, outspokenness, passion, passionateness, perseverance, persistence, photographic realism, plain dealing, plain speaking, plainness, plainspokenness, purpose, purposefulness, realism, realness, relentlessness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, resolvedness, roundness, self-will, seriousness, simpleheartedness, simplemindedness, simpleness, simplicity, single-heartedness, single-mindedness, singleness of heart, spirit, straightforwardness, tenacity, total commitment, true-to-lifeness, trustfulness, truth to nature, truthfulness, unadulteration, unaffectedness, unconstraint, unfictitiousness, unguardedness, unreserve, unrestraint, unsophisticatedness, unsophistication, unspeciousness, unspuriousness, unsuspiciousness, unsyntheticness, unwariness, uprightness, vehemence, verisimilitude, warmth, will, zeal

Etymology
From sincérité.

Translations

 * Cebuano: sinceridad
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , , , , , 真挚
 * Czech:
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 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Malayalam: ആത്മാര്‍ത്ഥത (aathmaarthatha)
 * Romanian: sinceritate
 * Russian:, откровенность
 * Spanish: