sincerely
Use Sincerely in a sentence
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 | |
| 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 | |
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Example sentences
We are sincerely grateful to all of you who have joined us in print and online.
The caretaker prime ministers are broadly popular and generally regarded as sincerely committed to reform.
What completes the misfortune of the habitual sinner is, that few who have fallen into that gulf ever sincerely rise again.
They were horrified by violence and sincerely wanted the war to end.
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