Related Searches
on Ask.com
Synonyms
sincere - 4 dictionary results
sin⋅cere
[sin-seer] 
–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; < L sincērus pure, clean, untainted
1525–35; < L sincērus pure, clean, untainted
Related forms:
sin⋅cere⋅ly, adverb
sin⋅cere⋅ness, noun
Antonyms:
1, 2. false.
1, 2. false.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
|
Link To sincere
| sin·cere (sĭn-sîr') adj. sin·cer·er, sin·cer·est
[Latin sincērus; see ker-2 in Indo-European roots.] sin·cere'ly adv., sin·cere'ness n. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Sincere
Sin*cere"\, a. [Compar. Sincerer; superl. Sincerest.] [L. sincerus, of uncertain origin; the first part perhaps akin to sin- in singuli (see Single), and the second to cernere to separate (cf. Discern): cf. F. sinc[`e]re.]1. Pure; unmixed; unadulterated. There is no sincere acid in any animal juice. --Arbuthnot. A joy which never was sincere till now. --Dryden. 2. Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured. [Obs.] The inviolable body stood sincere. --Dryden. 3. Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness. A sincere intention of pleasing God in all our actions. --Law. 4. Honest; free from hypocrisy or dissimulation; as, a sincere friend; a sincere person. The more sincere you are, the better it will fare with you at the great day of account. --Waterland. Syn: Honest; unfeigned; unvarnished; real; true; unaffected; inartificial; frank; upright. See Hearty.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Language Translation for : sincere
Spanish:
sincero,
German:
echt,
Japanese:
本当の
sincere
1533, from M.Fr. sincere, from L. sincerus (see sincerity). Sincerely in the subscription of letters is attested from 1702.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
