sinceramente

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-

Proto-Italic *senkairos

Latin sincēruslbor.

Galician sincero

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *méntis

Proto-Italic *mentis

Latin mēns

Old Galician-Portuguese -mente

Galician -mente

Galician sinceramente

From sincero + -mente.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sinˌθɛɾaˈmente/ [s̺in̪ˌθɛ.ɾaˈmẽn̪.t̪ɪ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /sinˌθɛɾaˈmente/ [s̺in̪ˌθɛ.ɾaˈmẽn̪.t̪ɪ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /sinˌsɛɾaˈmente/ [sinˌsɛ.ɾaˈmẽn̪.t̪ɪ]

• Rhymes: -ente
• Hyphenation: sin‧ce‧ra‧men‧te

Adverb

sinceramente

1. sincerely

Further reading

• “sinceramente”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Italian

Etymology

From sincero (“sincere, honest”) +‎ -mente (“adverbial suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sin.t͡ʃe.raˈmen.te/
• Rhymes: -ente
• Hyphenation: sin‧ce‧ra‧mén‧te

Adverb

sinceramente

1. sincerely, honestly

   Synonyms: onestamente, sentitamente

   Antonyms: bugiardamente, falsamente, mendacemente, subdolamente

Related terms

• sincero

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-

Proto-Italic *senkairos

Latin sincēruslbor.

Portuguese sincera

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *méntis

Proto-Italic *mentis

Latin mēns

Old Galician-Portuguese -mente

Portuguese -mente

Portuguese sinceramente

From sincera + -mente.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩˌsɛ.ɾaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩˌsɛ.ɾaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Gaúcho) IPA^(key): /sĩˌsɛ.ɾaˈmẽ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sĩˌsɛ.ɾɐˈmẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: sin‧ce‧ra‧men‧te

Adverb

sinceramente (comparable, comparative mais sinceramente, superlative o mais sinceramente)

1. sincerely

Further reading

• “sinceramente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “sinceramente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sinceramente. By surface analysis, sincer +‎ -amente.

Adverb

sinceramente

1. honestly

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-

Proto-Italic *senkairos

Latin sincēruslbor.

Spanish sincero

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *méntis

Proto-Italic *mentis

Latin mēns

Old Spanish -mente

Spanish -mente

Spanish sinceramente

From sincero + -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sinˌθeɾaˈmente/ [sĩn̟ˌθe.ɾaˈmẽn̪.t̪e] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /sinˌseɾaˈmente/ [sĩnˌse.ɾaˈmẽn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: sin‧ce‧ra‧men‧te

Adverb

sinceramente

1. sincerely
2. honestly

   Synonym: honestamente

Further reading

• “sinceramente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025