sincerely

English

Etymology

sincere +‎ -ly, from Latin sincerus (“pure, clean, sound”).

Adverb

sincerely

1. In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly.

   I sincerely hope they make it home safely.

2. (US) A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended by his or her name.

   Please consider it carefully and let me know what you decide.

   Sincerely,

   Fred

Synonyms

• (in a sincere manner): earnestly, genuinely, honestly, truthfully
• (formula for ending a letter): yours sincerely (UK), sincerely yours (US), yours truly, best regards, regards

Coordinate terms

• (formula for ending a letter): yours faithfully, xoxo

Derived terms

• yours sincerely

Translations

In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly

Esperanto: sincere (eo) Finnish: vilpittömästi (fi), todella (fi) Italian: sinceramente (it) Russian: искренне (ru)

Simplified Chinese: 真诚地 Spanish: sinceramente (es) Thai: อย่างจริงใจ (th) (yàang jing jai) Volapük: ladöfiko (vo)

See also

• faithfully
• truly