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Sincerity

noun

An earnest and sincere feeling. Synonyms: earnestness, seriousness.

The quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical. "They demanded some proof of my sincerity"

A quality of naturalness and simplicity. Synonym: unassumingness.

The trait of being serious. Synonyms: earnestness, serious-mindedness, seriousness.

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"Sincerity" Quotes from Famous Books

... such extravagant rewards, she thought the handsomest thing she could do was to love and be silent. This put her affection out of suspicion of mercenary ends, and showed that she loved, but not for gain; and that her professions, the less ostentatious they were, had so much the more of truth and sincerity ...

— Tales from Shakespeare • Charles and Mary Lamb

... married at all, and so she always proposed somebody who she knew would be out of the question. She at one time proposed Leicester, and for a time seemed quite in earnest about it, especially so long as Mary seemed averse to it. At length, however, when Mary, in order to test her sincerity, seemed inclined to yield, Elizabeth retreated in her turn, and withdrew her proposals. Mary then gave up the hope of satisfying Elizabeth in any way and married Lord Darnley ...

— Queen Elizabeth - Makers of History • Jacob Abbott

... confess," he said, quite pleased at his own sincerity, "that personally, I have not made up my mind as regards this question. I cannot say how I should have behaved in Sanine's place. Of course, duelling's stupid, and to fight with fists is ...

— Sanine • Michael Artzibashef

... sentences. Likewise had he the most gentleman-like manners that could be, set off by the most gentleman-like personal appearance; yet, an inexplicable something about him prevented a thorough liking. Perhaps it was the intrinsic selfishness, and want of sincerity of nature, which one instinctively felt after a little intercourse had worn off the dazzle of his engaging demeanour. Perhaps Robert had detected the odour of rum, ineffectually concealed by the fragrance of ...

— Cedar Creek - From the Shanty to the Settlement • Elizabeth Hely Walshe

... church. The man who originally selected this position was evidently a bit of a cynic. Perhaps he wanted to impress the preacher with the fact that there must be a limitation to all things, even good sermons; or perhaps he wanted to test the patience and sincerity of the congregation. The sermon was rather tedious this Sunday; shiny, well-worn platitudes are always tedious. And many twisted in their seats to get ...

— Half a Rogue • Harold MacGrath

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