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

Examples of sincerity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Darry Sragow, a veteran Democratic strategist who advised Checchi, said Steyer’s focus on such causes had the potential to be meaningful to voters who are often skeptical about the sincerity and motives of rich candidates. —Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

His past investments in the fossil fuel industry and private prisons, and more recent ones in offshore private equity funds and real estate, provided ammunition for critics who questioned the sincerity of his embrace of progressive politics. —Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026

Venus conjoins Jupiter in Cancer, brightening your 3rd House of Communication with warmth, sincerity, and useful connection. —Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026

But in those cases and others, the defendants took concrete steps that demonstrated their sincerity and conscious awareness of the threatening nature of their speech. —Wayne Unger, The Conversation, 4 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing sincerity

• in all sincerity

Rhymes for sincerity

• alterity
• asperity
• austerity
• celerity
• dexterity
• disparity
• hilarity
• molarity
• planarity
• polarity
• posterity
• prosperity