English Explanatory Dictionary

sincere

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt.
  2. Meant truly or earnestly.
  3. clean; pure
name
  1. A male given name.

Pronunciation

/sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/ /sɪnˈsɪɹ/ en-us-sincere.ogg

Word forms

sincere more sincere sincerer most sincere sincerest Cincere

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”), a folk etymology; see Wikipedia page.

Synonyms

earnest

Antonyms

insincere

Related words

cereal Ceres crescent sincerity sincereness

Derived words

oversincere supersincere unsincere
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