sincereness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... sincerity genuineness honesty candor earnestness frankness

Opposites

insincerity hypocrisy pretense

Word family

Related forms sincere sincerely sincerity

Etymology

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

sincerus Latin

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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
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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