sincerity
/sɪnˈseɹəti/sin-SEH-ruh-tee
/sɪnˈsɛɹəti/sin-SEH-ruh-tee
Meaningthe state of being genuine
Common meaning: honesty
- sincerclean, pure, genuineLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1706 · scan
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinsincērus, -a, -um‘clean, pure, genuine’
- Old Frenchsinceresource
- Englishsincere‘genuine’
- Englishformed in English from sinceresincerity‘honesty’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from sincere + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SINCERE, p.555 · scan
Roots
- sincērus, -a, -um Latin “clean, pure, genuine”
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