Dictionary

sincere en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /sɪnˈsɪɹ/ (General-American)
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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.

Meanings

1. Genuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit; heartfelt.
   • I believe he is sincere in his offer to help.
   • If you choose to pull the trigger, should your drama prove sincere Do it somewhere far away from here 2003, “The Outsider”, performed by A Perfect Circle:
   • My sincerest apologies to Brother Ron Smith in the December ish. 1967 June, Drake Maynard, If, volume 17, number 6, page 160:
   • Tumid blustering, with more or less of sincerity, which need not be entirely sincere, yet the sincerer the better, is like to go far. 1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter III, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume II (The Constitution), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book I (The Feast of Pikes), page 19:
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. 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 161:
3. (archaic) Clean; pure.

Forms

Antonyms

insincere

Deriveds

undersincere · oversincere · supersincere · hypersincere · unsincere

Relateds

sincerity · Ceres · cereal · sincereness · crescent

Synonyms

devout · earnest

Translations (101)

vo ladöfik (earnest) · gl sincero (earnest) · nrf sîncéthe (earnest) · ca sincer (earnest) · fr sincère (earnest) · nb oppriktig (earnest) · got 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌺𐌽𐍃 (earnest) · el ειλικρινής (earnest) · cs upřímný (earnest) · kk шын (earnest) · km ស្មោះ (earnest) · mi motuhenga (earnest) · lzh 懇 (earnest) · grc εἰλικρινής (earnest) · mi tinihangakore (earnest) · id ikhlas (earnest) · la sincērus (earnest) · lzh 愖 (earnest) · pl szczery (earnest) · lo ຈິງໃຈ (earnest) · kk адал (earnest) · vi chân thành (earnest) · eo sincera (earnest) · sk úprimný (earnest) · tg самимӣ (earnest) · gl franco (earnest) · fi vilpitön (earnest) · pt sincero (earnest) · vi ngay thật (earnest) · hi सच्चा (earnest) · nl oprecht (earnest) · lzh 愫 (earnest) · fa صادق (earnest) · et siiras (earnest) · da oprigtig (earnest) · lzh 僤 (earnest) · az səmimi (earnest) · sq i sinqertë (earnest) · lzh 恂 (earnest) · ja 誠実な (earnest) · ug سەمىمىي (earnest) · got 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (earnest) · tr samimi (earnest) · he כֵּנֶה (earnest) · bg и́скрен (earnest) · lzh 亶 (earnest) · it fervido (earnest) · tg содиқ (earnest) · ga cneasta (earnest) · lv patiess (earnest) · id bersih hati (earnest) · ar مُخْلِص (earnest) · alt сӧс јажырбас (earnest) · ru и́скренний (earnest) · lt nuoširdus (earnest) · it assiduo (earnest) · kix tângsàngshī (earnest) · lzh 篤 (earnest) · ms ikhlas (earnest) · lzh 愊 (earnest) · be шчы́ры (earnest) · tr içten (earnest) · tr yürekten (earnest) · ko 진실하다 (earnest) · eu zintzo (earnest) · hi ईमानदार (earnest) · vi thành thật (earnest) · lzh 誠 (earnest) · de aufrichtig (earnest) · cmn 真誠 /真诚 (earnest) · th จริงใจ (earnest) · ka გულწრფელი (earnest) · lzh 摯 (earnest) · vi thật thà (earnest) · sh ȉskren (earnest) · vi thành khẩn (earnest) · ckb دڵ پاک (earnest) · sl iskren (earnest) · it zelante (earnest) · cmn 虔诚 (earnest) · is einlægur (earnest) · hy անկեղծ (earnest) · km សច្ចំ (earnest) · mi ngākau pono (earnest) · fa صمیمی (earnest) · ro sincer (earnest) · ga dílis (earnest) · hu őszinte (earnest) · uz samimiy (earnest) · mk искрен (earnest) · he כֵּן (earnest) · it sincero (earnest) · tr kalpten (earnest) · cy diffuant (earnest) · es sincero (earnest) · uk щи́рий (earnest) · id tulus hati (earnest) · kk ақкөңіл (earnest) · sv uppriktig (earnest) · sh и̏скрен (earnest) · lzh 悃 (earnest)

wikipedia: Sincerity#Controversy