No Matter How You Say It: Sincerity
Word Origin
The word sincerity comes from the Latin word sincerus meaning “sound, pure, whole,” perhaps originally “of one growth” i.e. “not hybrid, unmixed”. Can you see where being sincere is being an unmixed whole – being same on the outside as you are on the inside?
Sign Language
Check out the following links from www.handspeak.com for the American Sign Language interpretation of the words
Can you see how being sincere or straightforward is a clear direction and being two-faced or hypocritical is hiding your true self?
Sincerity Idioms
- Bare one’s heart (or soul)
- Be a beacon of integrity
- Be above suspicion
- Be aboveboard
- Be as pure as the driven snow
- Be genuine
- Be honest to a fault
- Be like a breath of fresh air
- Be like a crystal clear stream
- Be like a dove
- Be like a handshake
- Be like a mirror reflecting the truth
- Be like a ray of sunshine
- Be like an open book
- Be sincere
- Be straightforward
- Be transparent
- Be true blue
- Clear the air
- Come clean
- Don’t beat/stop beating around the bush
- Have a genuine smile
- Have a heart of gold
- Have a ring of truth
- Have a sincere heart
- Have an open and honest face
- Have nothing to hide
- Keep your word
- Mean what you say
- Not mince one’s words
- On the level
- Practice what you preach
- Pull no punches
- Put your money where your mouth is
- Put/lay one’s cards on the table
- Speak from the heart
- Tell it like it is
- Unvarnished truth
- Wear your heart on your sleeve
In Other Languages
Spanish – sinceridad
French – la sincérité
German – Aufrichtigkeit
Italian – sincerità
Swedish – uppriktighet
Basque – zintzotasuna
Portugese – sinceridade
