sincereness

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /sɪnˈsɪrnəs/ UK /sɪnˈsɪənəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being genuine and free from pretense; sincerity

The sincereness of his apology moved her to forgive him.

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Etymology

From sincere (from Latin sincerus 'whole, pure, genuine') plus the native suffix -ness.

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# sincereness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /sɪnˈsɪrnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /sɪnˈsɪənəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being genuine and free from pretense; sincerity

## Examples
- The sincereness of his apology moved her to forgive him.

## Synonyms
- sincerity
- genuineness
- honesty
- candor
- earnestness
- frankness

## Antonyms
- insincerity
- hypocrisy
- pretense

## Related Forms
- sincere
- sincerely
- sincerity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sincerus

## Etymology
From sincere (from Latin sincerus 'whole, pure, genuine') plus the native suffix -ness.

## AI Etymology
Sincereness comes from sincere (from Latin sincerus 'whole, pure, genuine') plus the native suffix -ness. The historical chain includes Latin sincerus. The quoted older sense, "whole, pure, genuine," supplies the immediate semantic anchor for sincereness. The formation is best read as suffixal and borrowed: the word sincereness carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a noun, "the quality of being genuine and free from pretense; sincerity". Related English forms include sincere, sincerely, and sincerity. The result is a noun whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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