noun
- An earnest and sincere feeling.
- synonyms: earnestness, seriousness
- The quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical.
- usage: "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded some proof of my sincerity"
- A quality of naturalness and simplicity.
- usage: "the simple sincerity of folk songs"
- synonyms: unassumingness
- The trait of being serious."a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness- Robert Rice
- synonyms: seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness
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