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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

sinceré

sinceré

See also: sincere, Sincere, and sincère

Spanish

Verb

sinceré

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of sincerarse.

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