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- [sin-seer]
- /sɪnˈsɪər/
- /sɪnˈsɪə(r)/
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- [sin-seer]
- /sɪnˈsɪər/
Definitions of sincere word
- adjective sincere free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology. 1
- adjective sincere genuine; real: a sincere effort to improve; a sincere friend. 1
- adjective sincere pure; unmixed; unadulterated. 1
- adjective sincere Obsolete. sound; unimpaired. 1
- adjective sincere truthful in manner 1
- adjective sincere person 1
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Origin of sincere
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35, sincere is from the Latin word sincērus pure, clean, untainted
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sincere
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sincere popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sincere usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sincere
adj sincere
- above board — An arrangement or deal that is above board is legal and is being carried out honestly and openly.
- artless — Someone who is artless is simple and honest, and does not think of deceiving other people.
- back-slapping — Back-slapping is noisy, cheerful behaviour which people use in order to show affection or appreciation to each other.
- backslapping — Backslapping is noisy, cheerful behavior which people use in order to show affection or appreciation to each other.
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
adjective sincere
- direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- honourable — (British spelling) Alternative form of honorable.
- hotblooded — Spirited, rash, reckless.
- legitimate — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
- naive — having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
Antonyms for sincere
adj sincere
- adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
- alveolate — having many alveoli
- assumed — false; fictitious
- blue sky — fanciful; impractical: blue-sky ideas.
- bogus — If you describe something as bogus, you mean that it is not genuine.
adjective sincere
- artificial — Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
- astucious — Subtle; cunning; astute.
- casuistical — Casuistic.
- fake — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- hollow — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
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