sincerity
noun
sin·cer·i·ty
sin-ˈser-ə-tē 
-ˈsir-,
sən-
: the quality or state of being sincere : honesty of mind : freedom from hypocrisy
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As Venus and Chiron clash, your impulse is to offer praise, help, or flattery, but your words may lack sincerity.
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USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
The adorable eccentricities of the movie’s second half are balanced out by the sincerity of the beauty that surrounds them: A young couple blissing out on each other.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
Elizabeth—with her precise elocution, her terrifying and obvious sincerity—sounded like a woman on the brink of a great cosmic battle.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
The true difference, though, lies in the piece’s shift from commercialized kitsch to camp sincerity.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
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USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
The adorable eccentricities of the movie’s second half are balanced out by the sincerity of the beauty that surrounds them: A young couple blissing out on each other.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
Elizabeth—with her precise elocution, her terrifying and obvious sincerity—sounded like a woman on the brink of a great cosmic battle.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
The true difference, though, lies in the piece’s shift from commercialized kitsch to camp sincerity.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for sincerity
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“Sincerity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sincerity. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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