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sincere
[ sin-seer ]
adjective
- free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
a sincere apology.
Synonyms: unaffected, guileless, open, honest, candid, frank
Antonyms: false
- genuine; real:
a sincere effort to improve; a sincere friend.
Antonyms: false
- pure; unmixed; unadulterated.
- Obsolete. sound; unimpaired.
sincere
/ sɪnˈsɛrɪtɪ; sɪnˈsɪə /
adjective
- not hypocritical or deceitful; open; genuine
sincere regret
a sincere person
- archaic.pure; unadulterated; unmixed
- obsolete.sound; whole
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Derived Forms
- sinˈcerely, adverb
- sincerity, noun
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Other Words From
- sin·cerely adverb
- sin·cereness noun
- quasi-sin·cere adjective
- quasi-sin·cerely adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sincere1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sincere1
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Example Sentences
As played by Omundson, King Richard is effeminate, sincere, and ten times funnier than everyone else.
We would like to extend our sincere sympathies to the family and friends of those on board QZ8501.
And make no mistake; they were backed up by sincere religious beliefs.
The sky is not the limit; beliefs still must be sincere and connected to some for-real source.
This perspective can be perfectly sincere and deeply personally decent.
This was my sincere endeavor, in those many discourses I had with that monarch, although it unfortunately failed of success.
The look of distress had vanished, and his sincere eyes seemed to shine again with courage and with strength.
And of that she was equally sure, for how could he do any man or any woman wrong, this sincere and honorable Christian gentleman?
It was a pretty compliment, and sincere I knew, for no one could meet him without recognising his frank outspoken nature.
God rejects the hypocritical fasts of the Jews: recommends works of mercy, and sincere godliness.
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