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sincerity

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sin⋅cer⋅i⋅ty

[sin-ser-i-tee]
–noun, plural -ties.
freedom from deceit, hypocrisy, or duplicity; probity in intention or in communicating; earnestness.

Origin:
1540–50; < L sincēritās. See sincere, -ity


truth, candor, frankness. See honor.


duplicity.
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sin·cer·i·ty   (sĭn-sěr'ĭ-tē)   
n.  The quality or condition of being sincere; genuineness, honesty, and freedom from duplicity.
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