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sin·cere

 (sĭn-sîr′)
adj. sin·cer·er, sin·cer·est
1. Not feigned or affected; genuine: sincere indignation.
2. Being without hypocrisy or pretense; true: a sincere friend.
3. Archaic Pure; unadulterated.
[Latin sincērus; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]
sin·cere′ly adv.
sin·cere′ness n.
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sincere

(sɪnˈsɪə)
adj
1. not hypocritical or deceitful; open; genuine: a sincere person; sincere regret.
2. archaic pure; unadulterated; unmixed
3. obsolete sound; whole
[C16: from Latin sincērus]
sinˈcerely adv
sincerity, sinˈcereness n
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sin•cere

(sɪnˈsɪər)

adj. -cer•er, -cer•est.
1. free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness: a sincere apology.
2. genuine; real: a sincere effort to improve.
3. pure; unmixed.
[1525–35; < Latin sincērus pure, clean]
sin•cere′ly, adv.
sin•cere′ness, n.
syn: See earnest1.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"
echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"
honest, honorable - not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"
artless, ingenuous - characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility"
real, existent - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"
insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"
2.sincere - characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message"
earnest, solemn
serious - concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!"
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sincere

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sincere

adjective
Devoid of any hypocrisy or pretense:
genuine, heartfelt, hearty, honest, natural, real, true, unaffected, unfeigned, unmannered.
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Translations
صادِق، لا يَكْذِبصادِق، مُخْلِصمُخْلِص
upřímnýopravdovýryzí
oprigtigægteærlig
vilpitön
iskren
einlægurhreinskilinn
心からの
진실한
īstspatiesssirsnīgs
iskren
genuin
จริงใจ
chân thành

sincere

[sɪnˈsɪəʳ] ADJ → sincero (about sth sobre algo, con respecto a algo) my sincere good wishes → mi más sincera enhorabuena
it is my sincere belief that → creo sinceramente que ...
to be sincere in one's desire to do sth or in wanting to do sth → desear or querer sinceramente hacer algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sincere

[sɪnˈsɪər] adj → sincère
to be sincere in sth → être sincère dans qch
He's sincere in his views → Il est sincère dans ses convictions.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sincere

adj → aufrichtig; person also → offen; intention also → ernst, ehrlich; a sincere friend → ein wahrer Freund; to be sincere about something → in Bezug auf etw (acc) → aufrichtig sein; to be sincere in one’s desire to do something or in wanting to do something → den aufrichtigen Wunsch haben, etw zu tun; it is our sincere hope that … → wir hoffen aufrichtig, dass …
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sincere

[sɪnˈsɪəʳ] adj → sincero/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sincere

(sinˈsiə) adjective
1. true; genuine. a sincere desire; sincere friends.
2. not trying to pretend or deceive. a sincere person.
sinˈcerely adverb
I sincerely hope that you will succeed.
sinˈcerity (-ˈse-) noun
the state of being sincere. The sincerity of his comments was obvious to all.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

sincere

→ مُخْلِص upřímný oprigtig aufrichtig ειλικρινής sincero vilpitön sincère iskren sincero 心からの 진실한 oprecht oppriktig szczery sincero искренний genuin จริงใจ içten chân thành 诚恳的
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