sincerity

In the modern world, sincerity is the elusive virtue of speaking truly about one's feelings, thoughts, desires. Sincere expression carries risks to the speaker, since the ordinary screens used in everyday life are opened to the outside world. At the same time, we expect our friends, our lovers, our leaders "to be sincere."
In more recent discussions sincerity appears threatened by modern developments such as psychoanalysis and postmodern developments such as deconstructionism. More and more, scholars see sincerity as a construct rather than as a thing in itself.
Definition: straightforwardness, honesty
Antonyms: dishonesty, insincerity, untrustworthiness


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