MEANING
Honesty in expressing what one truly feels or believes, without pretense.
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- genuine sincerity
- question someone’s sincerity
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The sincerity of the apology did not repair what he had done.
She doubted his judgment, not the sincerity with which he offered it.
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- sincerity
Usage notes
Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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