sincerity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /sɪnˈsɛɹəti/
Etymology
From Middle English sinceritie, from Old French sincerité and Medieval Latin sincēritās; both from Latin sincēritās, from sincērus + -tās. Equivalent to sincere + -ity.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being sincere.
I protest, in the sincerity of love.
c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:If the shew of any thing be good for any thing, I am sure sincerity is better
c. 1779-1790, Vicesimus Knox, Essays Moral and Literary:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sincerities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Relateds
seriosity · sincere · seriousness
Synonyms
Translations (57)
tr samimiyet (quality of being sincere) · th ความจริงใจ (quality of being sincere) · ceb sinceridad (quality of being sincere) · hu egyenesség (quality of being sincere) · uk відве́ртість (quality of being sincere) · it sincerità (quality of being sincere) · fi vilpittömyys (quality of being sincere) · ca sinceritat (quality of being sincere) · sh ȉskrenōst (quality of being sincere) · be шчы́расць (quality of being sincere) · tk dogruçyllyk (quality of being sincere) · km ភាពស្មោះ (quality of being sincere) · ko 성실 (quality of being sincere) · de Ehrlichkeit (quality of being sincere) · ar إِخْلَاص (quality of being sincere) · got 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹 (quality of being sincere) · cmn 真誠 /真诚 (quality of being sincere) · ml ആത്മാർത്ഥത (quality of being sincere) · sk úprimnosť (quality of being sincere) · la sincēritās (quality of being sincere) · be адкры́тасць (quality of being sincere) · pl szczerość (quality of being sincere) · eo sincereco (quality of being sincere) · sh и̏скрено̄ст (quality of being sincere) · uk щи́рість (quality of being sincere) · nb oppriktighet (quality of being sincere) · tk yhlas (quality of being sincere) · cmn 誠實 /诚实 (quality of being sincere) · cs upřímnost (quality of being sincere) · bg и́скреност (quality of being sincere) · az səmimiyyət (quality of being sincere) · ja 誠実 (quality of being sincere) · ja 誠意 (quality of being sincere) · da oprigtighed (quality of being sincere) · fi rehellisyys (quality of being sincere) · sv uppriktighet (quality of being sincere) · ko 성의 (quality of being sincere) · ru и́скренность (quality of being sincere) · nl oprechtheid (quality of being sincere) · az səmimilik (quality of being sincere) · hu őszinteség (quality of being sincere) · cmn 誠意 /诚意 (quality of being sincere) · cmn 真心 (quality of being sincere) · sl iskrenost (quality of being sincere) · pt sinceridade (quality of being sincere) · vi sự chân thành (quality of being sincere) · fr sincérité (quality of being sincere) · ro sinceritate (quality of being sincere) · el ειλικρίνεια (quality of being sincere) · mk искреност (quality of being sincere) · es sinceridad (quality of being sincere) · ru открове́нность (quality of being sincere) · got 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌺𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰 (quality of being sincere) · de Aufrichtigkeit (quality of being sincere) · grc ἀφελότης (quality of being sincere) · cmn 真摯 /真挚 (quality of being sincere) · ru че́стность (quality of being sincere)