English → Latin
“sincerity” in Latin
sincēritāsintegrity, honesty; soundness, wholeness; moral puritysimplicitāssimplicity; plainness, frankness, openness; innocence, honesty, candor, integrityintegritāssoundness; integrity, blamelessness; chastityVelleiusof or pertaining to the gens Velleia.
The English word sincerity itself goes back to Latin sincērus, through sincēritās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sincerity
sinceritas (purity or probity of mind; without admixture, falseness, or malice): animi candor (spotless purity of mind; openness, true-heartedness): simplicitas (natural, straightforward frankness; without any double dealing): integritas: justus sine mendacio candor (Velleius): tua simplicitas, tua veritas, tuus candor (Plin., Paneg.). “With sincerity;” Vid: SINCERELY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sincerity?
- The usual Latin words for “sincerity” are sincēritās, simplicitās, integritās; also Velleius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.