Sincerity is the quality of being honest, genuine, and not pretending or lying. A sincere person truly means what they say or feel.
“Sincerity” comes from French “sincérité,” from Latin “sinceritas,” from “sincerus,” meaning pure or clean. Folk etymology wrongly claims it means ‘without wax’ in Latin, but scholars reject this. The true root is about unmixed, pure intentions or feelings.
Try Another Word