sincere
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2.5
- adjective
- /sɪnˈsɪr/
:
sincero
- His sincere apology moved everyone in the room.
- sincere thanks
- express sincere thanks
- sincere interest
And I think you're, I think you're very sincere in your concern.
- And I think you're, I think you're very sincere in your concern.
- I would just like to give my sincerest apology, OK?
- Once you are wholly focused on sincere pursuit, everything changes.
- And that encourages a sincere devotion and commitment to him alone.
Examples
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To be sincere and grateful for all that I have.
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And so my sincere gratitude to all of you for that.
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I try to be sincere about it, more sincere than ever for sure.
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This is his sincere feeling about the country.
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I think she is sincere to the core of her soul.
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But I certainly got the sense that, yeah, they were quite sincere about this.
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You look like a very sincere individual, and I... ...really appreciate your coming down.
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You have my sincere word.
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Both those sending the child and those receiving the child are sincere in their eagerness to help.
Academic text (1991) -
Their concerns no doubt arise from sincere desires to prevent presidential overreaching.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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1.0
Truthful and fair, not cheating or lying
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3.2
Truly felt and not fake, for example a smile or apology
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3.4
Open and honest when giving opinions or feelings
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4.6
Open and honest, telling the truth even when it is hard
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4.3
Serious and sincere about what you say or do
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3.6
Someone who is honest and direct, not hiding anything
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7.7
Real and not fake
Antonyms
How Sincere
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sincere comes from the Latin word sincerus, which meant 'clean' or 'pure'. A helpful story to remember it says it comes from sine cera meaning 'without wax' — a statue 'without wax' did not hide cracks — so sincere now means 'genuine' and 'honest'.