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Sincere

Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.

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Bona fide 84% connected

In or with good faith; without fraud or deceit; real or really; actual or actually; genuine or genuinely; as, you must proceed bona fide; a bona fide…

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Bona fide 84% connected

In or with good faith; without fraud or deceit; real or really; actual or actually; genuine or genuinely; as, you must proceed bona fide; a bona fide…

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Cordial 84% connected

Proceeding from the heart.

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Cordial 84% connected

Proceeding from the heart.

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Dear 84% connected

Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.

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Dear 84% connected

Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.

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Devout 84% connected

Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.

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Devout 84% connected

Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.

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Earnest 84% connected

Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.

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Earnest 84% connected

Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.

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Genuine 84% connected

Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true…

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Genuine 84% connected

Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true…

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Heart-whole 84% connected

Having the heart or affections free; not in love.

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Heart-whole 84% connected

Having the heart or affections free; not in love.

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Heartfelt 84% connected

Hearty; sincere.

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Heartfelt 84% connected

Hearty; sincere.

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Honest 84% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Honest 84% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Serious 84% connected

Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.

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Serious 84% connected

Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.

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True 84% connected

Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or na…

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True 84% connected

Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or na…

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Unfeigned 84% connected

Not feigned; not counterfeit; not hypocritical; real; sincere; genuine; as, unfeigned piety; unfeigned love to man.

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Unfeigned 84% connected

Not feigned; not counterfeit; not hypocritical; real; sincere; genuine; as, unfeigned piety; unfeigned love to man.

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Whole-souled 84% connected

Thoroughly imbued with a right spirit; noble-minded; devoted.

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Whole-souled 84% connected

Thoroughly imbued with a right spirit; noble-minded; devoted.

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Sincerity 74% connected

The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness.

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Sincerity 74% connected

The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness.

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Artless 66% connected

Wanting art, knowledge, or skill; ignorant; unskillful.

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Artless 66% connected

Wanting art, knowledge, or skill; ignorant; unskillful.

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Existent 66% connected

Having being or existence; existing; being; occurring now; taking place.

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Existent 66% connected

Having being or existence; existing; being; occurring now; taking place.

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Genuine 66% connected

Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true…

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Genuine 66% connected

Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true…

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Honest 66% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Honest 66% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Honorable 66% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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Honorable 66% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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Ingenuous 66% connected

Of honorable extraction; freeborn; noble; as, ingenuous blood of birth.

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Ingenuous 66% connected

Of honorable extraction; freeborn; noble; as, ingenuous blood of birth.

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Real 66% connected

A small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary system.

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Real 66% connected

A small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary system.

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True 66% connected

Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or na…

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True 66% connected

Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or na…

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Attribute 2

Sincerity 66% connected

The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness.

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Sincerity 66% connected

The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness.

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Synonym 2

Earnest 92% connected

Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.

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Solemn 92% connected

Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred.

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Antonym 2

Insincere 94% connected

Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech…

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Insincere 94% connected

Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech…

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