sincere
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adjective, sin·cer·er, sin·cer·est.
1.
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.
2.
genuine; real: a sincere effort to improve; a sincere friend.
3.
pure; unmixed; unadulterated.
4.
Obsolete. sound; unimpaired.
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin sincērus pure, clean, untainted
1525–35; < Latin sincērus pure, clean, untainted
Related forms
sin·cere·ly, adverb
sin·cere·ness, noun
qua·si-sin·cere, adjective
qua·si-sin·cere·ly, adverb
Antonyms
1, 2. false.
1, 2. false.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | not hypocritical or deceitful; open; genuine: a sincere person; sincere regret |
| 2. | archaic pure; unadulterated; unmixed |
| 3. | obsolete sound; whole |
| [C16: from Latin sincērus] | |
| sin'cerely | |
| —adv | |
| sincerity | |
| —n | |
| sin'cereness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
If the mission is sincere, so is the commitment to making money.
We will permit an exception to the photograph requirement when an individual has a sincere religious objection.
Sincere questions about religious belief should not be considered an impertinence.
Our own sincere regret for not saying thanks to earlier.
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