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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.
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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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" 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" 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
adjective honest, genuine, real, true, serious, natural, earnest, frank, open, straightforward, candid, unaffected, no-nonsense, heartfelt, upfront (informal), bona fide, wholehearted, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), artless, guileless, unfeigned He accepted her apologies as sincere.
put on, false, pretended, affected, token, artificial, hollow, synthetic, dishonest, deceptive, feigned, artful, two-faced, deceitful, insincere, phoney or phony (informal)
put on, false, pretended, affected, token, artificial, hollow, synthetic, dishonest, deceptive, feigned, artful, two-faced, deceitful, insincere, phoney or phony (informal)
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
sincere
adjectiveDevoid of any hypocrisy or pretense:
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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 enhorabuenait 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 → sincèreto 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/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sincere
(sinˈsiə) adjective1. true; genuine. a sincere desire; sincere friends.
2. not trying to pretend or deceive. a sincere person.
sinˈcerely adverbI sincerely hope that you will succeed.
sinˈcerity (-ˈse-) noun the state of being sincere. The sincerity of his comments was obvious to all.
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009