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sincere
[
sin-
seer
]
Origin
sin·cere
/
sɪnˈsɪər
/
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[
sin-
seer
]
Show IPA
adjective,
-cer·er,
-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
Related forms
sin·cere·ly,
adverb
sin·cere·ness,
noun
qua·si-sin·cere,
adjective
qua·si-sin·cere·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
1.
frank, candid, honest, open, guileless; unaffected.
See
earnest
1
.
Antonyms
1, 2.
false.
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World English Dictionary
sincere
(sɪnˈsɪə)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
sincere
1530s, from M.Fr. sincere, from L. sincerus (see
sincerity
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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