SINCERITY
Dictionary entry overview: What does sincerity mean?
• SINCERITY (noun)
The noun SINCERITY has 4 senses:
1. an earnest and sincere feeling
2. the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical
3. a quality of naturalness and simplicity
4. the trait of being serious
Familiarity information: SINCERITY used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SINCERITY (noun)
Meaning:
An earnest and sincere feeling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
earnestness; seriousness; sincerity
Hypernyms ("sincerity" is a kind of...):
gravity; solemnity (a solemn and dignified feeling)
Meaning:
The quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context examples:
his sincerity inspired belief / they demanded some proof of my sincerity
Hypernyms ("sincerity" is a kind of...):
truthfulness (the quality of being truthful)
Attribute:
sincere (open and genuine; not deceitful)
insincere (lacking sincerity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sincerity"):
heartiness; wholeheartedness (the quality of hearty sincerity)
singleness; straightforwardness (without hypocrisy)
Antonym:
insincerity (the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical)
Meaning:
A quality of naturalness and simplicity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
unassumingness; sincerity
Context example:
the simple sincerity of folk songs
Hypernyms ("sincerity" is a kind of...):
naturalness (the quality of being natural or based on natural principles)
Meaning:
The trait of being serious
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
serious-mindedness; earnestness; seriousness; sincerity
Context example:
a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness
Hypernyms ("sincerity" is a kind of...):
trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
Attribute:
serious (concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities)
frivolous (not serious in content or attitude or behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sincerity"):
commitment; committedness (the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose)
graveness; gravity; soberness; sobriety; somberness; sombreness (a manner that is serious and solemn)
sedateness; solemness; solemnity; staidness (a trait of dignified seriousness)
