SINCERITY

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 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)