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English noun: sincerity | |||
| 1. | sincerity (feeling) an earnest and sincere feeling | ||
| Synonyms | earnestness, seriousness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gravity, solemnity | ||
| 2. | sincerity (attribute) the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical | ||
| Samples | His sincerity inspired belief. They demanded some proof of my sincerity. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | truthfulness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | heartiness, singleness, straightforwardness, wholeheartedness | ||
| Attribute | insincere, sincere | ||
| Antonyms | insincerity, falseness, hollowness | ||
| 3. | sincerity (attribute) a quality of naturalness and simplicity | ||
| Samples | The simple sincerity of folk songs. | ||
| Synonyms | unassumingness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | naturalness | ||
| 4. | sincerity (attribute) the trait of being serious | ||
| Samples | A lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness. | ||
| Synonyms | earnestness, serious-mindedness, seriousness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | trait | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | commitment, committedness, graveness, gravity, sedateness, soberness, sobriety, solemness, solemnity, somberness, sombreness, staidness | ||
| Attribute | frivolous, serious | ||
| Antonyms | frivolity, frivolousness | ||
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