1. (

• earnestness ,
• seriousness ,
• sincerity

) an earnest and sincere feeling ;

2. (

• sincerity

) the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical; "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded some proof of my sincerity" ;

3. (

• sincerity ,
• unassumingness

) a quality of naturalness and simplicity; "the simple sincerity of folk songs" ;

4. (

• seriousness ,
• earnestness ,
• serious-mindedness ,
• sincerity ,

) the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice ;