sincere
adjectivecommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)//
- United States//sɪnˈsɪɹ//
Genuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit; heartfelt.
adjective
- 1
Genuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit; heartfelt.
I believe he is sincere in his offer to help.
Tumid blustering, with more or less of sincerity, which need not be entirely sincere, yet the sincerer the better, is like to go far.
My sincerest apologies to Brother Ron Smith in the December ish.
If you choose to pull the trigger, should your drama prove sincere Do it somewhere far away from here
- 2
Meant truly or earnestly.
She gave it a sincere if misguided effort.
The message that through sincere teshuvah and resolution, light and gladness can be achieved by all, is most fitting for the opening of the Yom Kippur service.
- 3
archaicClean; pure.
Etymology
From Middle French sincere, from Latin sincerus (“genuine”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together”) (whence English sam) + *ḱer- (“grow”) (whence Latin Ceres, the goddess of harvest, etymon of cereal). Not from sine (“without”) + cera (“wax”), which is a folk etymology; see Wikipedia page.
Forms
- comparative
- more sincere, sincerer
- superlative
- most sincere, sincerest
sincere · Genuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit; heartfelt.
Sincere · A male given name.sincerely · In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly.sincerity · The quality or state of being sincere.