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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Sincerity

/sĭn-sĕr'-ət-ē/ · Sin·cer·i·ty · IPA /sɪnˈsɛɹəti/
01 n. The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; since…
  1. 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.