Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The quality or condition of being sincere; genuineness, honesty, and freedom from duplicity.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being sincere.
- noun Freedom from duplicity, deceit, or falsehood; honesty; truthfulness.
- noun Integrity; uprightness; faithfulness.
- noun Synonyms See
sincere .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality or state of being
sincere ;honesty of mind or intention;freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a quality of naturalness and simplicity
- noun the trait of being serious
- noun the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical
- noun an earnest and sincere feeling
Etymologies
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Examples
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But it is precisely because it is so rare and unexpected that his story catches our attention, almost provokes our amusement - in a fashion reminiscent of the cartoon of a young woman carrying a 'Make love not war' banner, stark naked, and with a bystander exclaiming, 'Now that's what I call sincerity!'
The God Delusion Dawkins, Richard, 1941- 2006
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"That's what we call sincerity, daughter," said Mrs. Bobbsey.
The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore Laura Lee Hope
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To be fool enough to believe a ramping, stamping, thumping lie: that is what you call sincerity!
Man and Superman George Bernard Shaw 1903
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To be fool enough to believe a ramping, stamping, thumping lie: that is what you call sincerity!
Act III 1903
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Yet there is very little of that indefinable quality, which we call sincerity, about the score.
The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. J. A. [Commentator] Fuller-Maitland 1892
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Great Nature's own gift; which she bestows on all; but which only one in the thousand does not cast sorrowfully away: it is what I call sincerity of vision; the test of a sincere heart.
Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Thomas Carlyle 1838
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He pretends not to a meritorious excellence, but the testimony of his conscience concerning his sincerity is his comfort -- As also that before thee, O king!
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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In teaparty, right-wing, and certain fundamentalist cultures, passionate sincerity is the chief virtue.
Matthew Yglesias » January Was the Warmest Temperature in World History 2010
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Her sincerity is as phony as the so-called sport they promote.
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Their sincerity is no less fake than their claim that they are strong on national defense.
Hal Donahue: Republicans Betray National Security With Impunity Hal Donahue 2010
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