Meaning of SINCERE
| Pronunciation: | | sin'seer
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- [adj] characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message"
- [adj] open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"
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SINCERE is a 7 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | bona fide, cordial, dear, devout, earnest, fervent, genuine, heartfelt, heart-whole, honest, in earnest(p), serious, solemn, true(a), unfeigned, wholehearted, whole-souled |
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| | Antonyms: | | insincere | | |
| | See Also: | | artless, echt, existent, honorable, ingenuous, real, true | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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}.
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