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Definition/Meaning

(noun)

sincere or earnest;

e.g. He sat with his children and had a heart-to-heart conversation with them about his divorce to their mother.

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Similar Words

Artless

Candid

Direct

Forthright

Frank

Genuine

Heartfelt

Honest

Open

Plain

Sincere

Straightforward

Undesigning

Unfeigned

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Opposite Words

Artificial

Backhand

Backhanded

Canting

Claptrap

Counterfeit

Double

Double-dealing

Double-faced

Fake

Feigned

Glib

Goody-goody

Hypocritical

Insincere

Janus-faced

Jive

Left-handed

Lip

Mealy

Mealymouthed

Pharisaical

Phony

Rectitudinous

Sanctimonious

Self-righteous

Simon-pure

Two

Two-faced

Unctuous

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