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Webster 1913 Edition

Sincere

Sin-cere′

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Sincerer
;
sup
erl.
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
ère.]
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sincere

SINCE'RE

,
Adj.
[L. sincerus, which is said to be composed of sine, without, and cera, wax; as if applied originally to pure honey.]
1.
Pure; unmixed. As new-born babes, desire the sincere milk of the word. 1 Pet. 2. A joy which never was sincere till now. There is no sincere acid in any animal juice. I would have all gallicisms avoided, that our tongue may be sincere. [This sense is for the most part obsolete. We use the phrases, sincere joy, sincere pleasure; but we mean by them, unfeigned, real joy or pleasure.]
2.
Unhurt; uninjured. The' inviolable body stood sincere.
3.
Being in reality what it appears to be; not feigned; not simulated; not assumed or said for the sake of appearance; real; not hypocritical or pretended. This is the present use of the word. Let your intentions be pure and your declarations sincere. Let love and friendship be sincere. No prayer can avail with a heart-searching God, unless it is sincere.

Definition 2024

Sincere

Sincere

See also: sincere, sinceré, and sincère

English

Proper noun

Sincere

  1. A male given name

sincere

sincere

See also: Sincere, sinceré, and sincère

English

Adjective

sincere ‎(comparative more sincere or sincerer, superlative most sincere or sincerest)

  1. Genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt.
    I believe he is sincere in his offer to help.
  2. Meant truly or earnestly.
    She gave it a sincere, if misguided effort.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Related terms

Translations

External links

  • sincere in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • sincere in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

Esperanto

Etymology

sincera +‎ -e

Adverb

sincere

  1. sincerely

Antonyms

Italian

Adjective

sincere f pl

  1. feminine plural of sincero

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

sincēre

  1. vocative masculine singular of sincērus

References

Middle French

Etymology

First attested in 1441, borrowing from Latin sincērus.[1]

Adjective

sincere m, f ‎(plural sinceres)

  1. sincere (genuinely meaning what one says or does)

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ “sincère” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Verb

sincere

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of sincerarse.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of sincerarse.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of sincerarse.

Etymology

From Middle French sincere, from Latin sincerus ‎(“genuine”), from Proto-Indo-European *sin- + *ḱer- ‎(“grow”), from which also Ceres ‎(“goddess of harvest”) from which English cereal.

Unrelated to sine ‎(“without”) cera ‎(“wax”) (folk etymology); see Wikipedia discussion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

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