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sin·cere

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–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 sincérus pure, clean, untainted

]

—Related forms

sin·cere·ly, adverb

sin·cere·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. frank, candid, honest, open, guileless; unaffected. See earnest¹.

—Antonyms 1, 2. false.

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sin·cere Audio Help (sĭn-sîr') Pronunciation Key
adj. sin·cer·er, sin·cer·est

Not feigned or affected; genuine: sincere indignation.
Being without hypocrisy or pretense; true: a sincere friend.
Archaic Pure; unadulterated.

[Latin sincērus; see ker-² in Indo-European roots.]

sin·cere'ly adv., sin·cere'ness n.

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sincerely
adverb
1.	with sincerity; without pretense; "she praised him sincerely for his victory"; "was unfeignedly glad to see his old teacher"; "we are truly sorry for the inconvenience" [ant: insincerely]
2.	written formula for ending a letter

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
sinˈcerely adverb

Example: I sincerely hope that you will succeed.

Arabic:	بصورةٍ صادِقَه
Chinese (Simplified):	真诚地
Chinese (Traditional):	真誠地
Czech:	upřímně
Danish:	oprigtigt
Dutch:	oprecht
Estonian:	puhtast südamest
Finnish:	vilpittömästi
French:	sincèrement
German:	aufrichtig
Greek:	ειλικρινά
Hungarian:	őszintén
Icelandic:	í einlægni
Indonesian:	dengan tulus
Italian:	sinceramente

Japanese:	心から
Korean:	진심으로
Latvian:	patiesi; sirsnīgi
Lithuanian:	nuoširdžiai
Norwegian:	oppriktig
Polish:	szczerze
Portuguese (Brazil):	sinceramente
Portuguese (Portugal):	sinceramente
Romanian:	(în mod) sincer
Russian:	искренне
Slovak:	úprimne
Slovenian:	iskreno
Spanish:	sinceramente
Swedish:	uppriktigt, i sanning
Turkish:	samimiyetle, içtenlikle

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Sincerely

Sin*cere"ly\, adv. In a sincere manner. Specifically: (a) Purely; without alloy. --Milton. (b) Honestly; unfeignedly; without dissimulation; as, to speak one's mind sincerely; to love virtue sincerely.

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