Meaning of sincere in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /sɪnˈsɪr/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    sincere

    Definitions

    1. characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

    Examples

    • « both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate »
    • « an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant »
    • « a film with a solemn social message »

    Synonyms

  2. Qualitative Adjective

    sincere

    Etymology

    mid 16th century (also in the sense ‘not falsified, unadulterated’): from Latin sincerus‘clean, pure’

    Definitions

    1. open and genuine

    Examples

    • « not deceitful »
    • « he was a good man, decent and sincere »
    • « felt sincere regret that they were leaving »
    • « sincere friendship »

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Famous quotes

  • « The artist himself may not think he is religious, but if he is sincere his sincerity in itself is religion. »
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  • « I have relationships with people I'm working with, based on our combined interest. It doesn't make the relationship any less sincere, but it does give it a focus that may not last beyond the experience. »
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  • « But what you could perhaps do with in these days is a word of most sincere sympathy. Your movement is carried internally by so strong a truth and necessity that victory in one form or another cannot elude you for long. »
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  • « No lover, if he be of good faith, and sincere, will deny he would prefer to see his mistress dead than unfaithful. »
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  • « John Currin's exaggerated realism and his twisted women kept me off balance, never knowing if they were sincere or ironic or some new emotion. »
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