sincere
Americanadjective
adjective
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not hypocritical or deceitful; open; genuine
a sincere person
sincere regret
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archaic pure; unadulterated; unmixed
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obsolete sound; whole
Related Words
See earnest 1.
Other Word Forms
- quasi-sincere adjective
- quasi-sincerely adverb
- sincerely adverb
- sincereness noun
- sincerity noun
Etymology
Origin of sincere
First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin sincērus “pure, clean, untainted”
Example Sentences
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In a statement, Unifil said: "We extend our sincerest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of those brave peacekeepers who gave their lives in service of peace."
From BBC
"I think we've struggled in the west to have honest, sincere, discussions about death. Our western denial of death has been very Victorian," he said.
From BBC
The deployments have made Iranian diplomatic envoys even more dubious that American peace efforts are sincere.
From Los Angeles Times
Unifil said of the two deaths on Monday: "We extend our sincerest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of those brave peacekeepers who gave their lives in service of peace."
From BBC
Raudnitz said: "I'm instructed now in the clearest of clear terms the defendant would like to express through me his sincere apologies."
From BBC
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