sincere
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French sincere, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin sincerus (“genuine”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *sin- + *ḱer- (“grow”), from which also Ceres (“goddess of harvest”) from which English cereal.
Unrelated to sine (“without”) cera (“wax”) (folk etymology); see Wikipedia discussion.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sincere (comparative more sincere or sincerer, superlative most sincere or sincerest)
- Genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt.
- I believe he is sincere in his offer to help.
- Meant truly or earnestly.
- She gave it a sincere, if misguided effort.
- (archaic) clean; pure
Synonyms
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
earnest
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Further reading
- “sincere”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “sincere”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Esperanto
Etymology
Adverb
sincere
Antonyms
Italian
Adjective
sincere f pl
- (deprecated template usage) Feminine plural of adjective sincero.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
Adverb
sincērē (not comparable)
- uprightly, honestly, frankly, sincerely
- 1st century, w:Catullus, Poem 109
- Di magni, facite ut vere promittere possit // atque id sincere dicat ex animo
- 1st century, w:Catullus, Poem 109
Etymology 2
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) sincēre
References
- “sincere”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “sincere”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Middle French
Etymology
First attested in 1441, borrowed from Latin sincērus.[1]
Adjective
sincere m or f (plural sinceres)
- sincere (genuinely meaning what one says or does)
Descendants
References
- ^ Etymology and history of “sincère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Verb
sincere
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of sincerarse.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of sincerarse.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of sincerarse.
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