Sincere
[sɪn'sɪə] or [sɪn'sɪr]
Definition
(adj.) open and genuine; not deceitful; 'he was a good man, decent and sincere'; 'felt sincere regret that they were leaving'; 'sincere friendship' .
Editor: Matt--From WordNet
Definition
(superl.) Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.
(superl.) Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured.
(superl.) Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness.
(superl.) Honest; free from hypocrisy or dissimulation; as, a sincere friend; a sincere person.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. True, real, unfeigned, genuine, unaffected, unvarnished, not pretended.[2]. Honest, ingenuous, open, frank, candid, hearty, undissembling, artless, guileless, single.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Pure, unmixed, genuine, unadulterated, hearty, honest, unaffected, unvarnished,candid, cordial, frank, unfeigned, true
ANT:Impure, adulterated, dishonest, insincere, hypocritical, feigned, pretended,false
Editor: Mary
Definition
adj. clean: pure: (B.) unadulterated: being in reality what it is in appearance: unfeigned: frank: honest: true virtuous.—adv. Sincēre′ly.—ns. Sincēre′ness Sincer′ity state or quality of being sincere: honesty of mind: freedom from pretence.
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Examples
- Where affection is reciprocal and sincere, and minds are harmonious, marriage _must_ be happy. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- My answers were simple and sincere. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I began sometimes to pray: very brief prayers they were, but very sincere. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- With great and sincere esteem, I have the honour to be, &c. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- This guarantee, with a chance to obtain the money back if the purchase was unsatisfactory, was a new idea, and appealed to every one as a most sincere and honorable way of doing business. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I think I was the loudest of the party, but I am sure we were all sincere about it. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- If there was a sincere liking between George and the Major, it must be confessed that between the boy and his uncle no great love existed. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Any solemn rite, any spectacle of sincere worship, any opening for appeal to God was as welcome to me then as bread to one in extremity of want. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- By assuring me that my kinswoman is my sincere friend? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He secured not only Lady Jane's kindness, but her sincere regard, by the feelings which he manifested, and which he could not show to his own wife. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Good-night, sir, said I: accept my sincerest thanks. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- In these last moments I feel the sincerest gratitude towards those who think of me with kindness. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- She had replied in a low tone--and he little thought how truly--You mistake; it gives me sincerest pleasure to see her your wife today. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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