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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
sincerity
    n 1: an earnest and sincere feeling [syn: earnestness,
         seriousness, sincerity]
    2: the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or
       hypocritical; "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded
       some proof of my sincerity" [ant: falseness, hollowness,
       insincerity]
    3: a quality of naturalness and simplicity; "the simple
       sincerity of folk songs" [syn: sincerity, unassumingness]
    4: the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not
       necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice [syn:
       seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness,
       sincerity] [ant: frivolity, frivolousness]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sincerity \Sin*cer"i*ty\, n. [L. sinceritas: cf. F.
   sinc['e]rit['e].]
   The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or
   intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or
   false pretense; sincereness.
   [1913 Webster]

         I protest, in the sincerity of love.     --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]

         Sincerity is a duty no less plain than important.
                                                  --Knox.
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Thesaurus Results for Sincerity:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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