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Meaning of 'sincere' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sincere [ superl.]
- Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.
- Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured.
- 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.
- Honest; free from hypocrisy or dissimulation; as, a sincere friend; a sincere person.

Meaning of 'sincere' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sincere [ a]
Meaning (1):
- open and genuine; not deceitful
Example in sentence:
  • felt sincere regret that they were leaving;
  • he was a good man, decent and sincere;
  • sincere friendship
2 . sincere [ s]
Meaning (2):
- characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
Example in sentence:
  • a film with a solemn social message;
  • an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant;
  • both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate

Nearby Words:

sin sinaic sinaitic sinalbin sinamine sinapate sinapic sinapine sinapis sinapisin

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