Sincerity

n.

1.

The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness. I protest, in the sincerity of love. - Shak. Sincerity is a duty no less plain than important. - Knox.

Noun	1.	sincerity - an earnest and sincere feeling Synonyms: earnestness, seriousness
	2.	sincerity - the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical; "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded some proof of my sincerity" Antonyms: insincerity, falseness - the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
	3.	sincerity - a quality of naturalness and simplicity; "the simple sincerity of folk songs" Synonyms: unassumingness
	4.	sincerity - the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice Synonyms: serious-mindedness, earnestness, seriousness

abandon, absolute realism, ardency, ardor, artlessness, authenticity, bluffness, bluntness, bona fideness, broadness, brusqueness, candidness, childlikeness, commitment, committedness, decidedness, decision, decisiveness, dedication, definiteness, determinateness, determination, determinedness, devotedness, devotion, devoutness, directness, earnestness, faith, faithfulness, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fidelity, fire, forthrightness, freedom, freeness, genuineness, guilelessness, heartiness, heat, heatedness, impassionedness, inartificiality, ingenuousness, innocence, intensity, intentness, legitimacy, lifelikeness, literalism, literality, literalness, loyalty, naiveness, naivete, naivety, naturalism, naturalness, obstinacy, openheartedness, outspokenness, passion, passionateness, perseverance, persistence, photographic realism, plain dealing, plain speaking, plainness, plainspokenness, purpose, purposefulness, realism, realness, relentlessness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, resolvedness, roundness, self-will, seriousness, simpleheartedness, simplemindedness, simpleness, simplicity, single-heartedness, single-mindedness, singleness of heart, spirit, straightforwardness, tenacity, total commitment, true-to-lifeness, trustfulness, truth to nature, truthfulness, unadulteration, unaffectedness, unconstraint, unfictitiousness, unguardedness, unreserve, unrestraint, unsophisticatedness, unsophistication, unspeciousness, unspuriousness, unsuspiciousness, unsyntheticness, unwariness, uprightness, vehemence, verisimilitude, warmth, will, zeal

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