sincerity

n 1: an earnest and sincere feeling [syn: {earnestness}, {seriousness}]

2: the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or

hypocritical; "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they

demanded some proof of my sincerity" [ant: {insincerity}]

3: a quality of naturalness and simplicity; "the simple

sincerity of folk songs" [syn: {unassumingness}]

4: the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not

necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice [syn: {seriousness},

{earnestness}, {serious-mindedness}] [ant: {frivolity}]