sincerity

[sin-ser-i-tee]

noun

1. freedom from deceit, hypocrisy, or duplicity; honesty in intention or in communicating; earnestness.

   Synonyms: frankness, candor, truth
   Antonyms: duplicity

Other Word Forms

• supersincerity noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sincerity¹

First recorded in 1540–50; from the Latin word sincēritās; sincere, -ity

Synonym Study

See honor.

Example Sentences

She is psychologically complex, straddling both beautiful sincerity and utter vapidity.

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Playing Joel, a gay, devoutly Christian man in a small town, Hiller fearlessly leaned into dichotomy and sincerity, which is very difficult to do.

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“I’m going to do my best attempt at sincerity here,” Rogen said in his acceptance speech.

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At least I liked her kooky sincerity, as well as a supporting performance by 12-year-old Jacobi Jupe as Shakespeare’s fictional son.

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Though O’Brien is flexing his emotional range here, his hunky sincerity lands in part because Sweeney remains steady in the opposite registry.

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• earnestness 
• frankness 
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• probity 
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• trustworthiness 
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• veracity