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Severity vs Sincerity - What's the difference?

severity | sincerity |

As nouns the difference between severity and sincerity

is that severity is the state of being severe while sincerity is the quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense.

severity

English

Noun

(severities)
  • The state of being severe.
  • The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.
  • The severity of the offence merits a long prison sentence.

    sincerity

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia sincerity)
  • The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense.
  • * :
  • I protest, in the sincerity of love.
  • * Knox:
  • Sincerity is a duty no less plain than important.
  • *
  • Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.

    Synonyms

    * honesty * sincereness

    Antonyms

    * insincerity

    References

    (Webster 1913)