sincere
Syllables: sin·cereUK/sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)//sɪnˈsɪɹ/
sincere adjective: genuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit; heartfelt.
Adjective
sincere (comparative more sincere or sincerer, superlative most sincere or sincerest)
- Genuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit; heartfelt.
- I believe he is sincere in his offer to help.
- Tumid blustering, with more or less of sincerity, which need not be entirely sincere, yet the sincerer the better, is like to go far.1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter III, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume II (The Constitution), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book I (The Feast of Pikes), page 19
- Meant truly or earnestly.
- She gave it a sincere if misguided effort.
- The message that through sincere teshuvah and resolution, light and gladness can be achieved by all, is most fitting for the opening of the Yom Kippur service.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 161
- Synonyms:
- devout
- Clean; pure.
Proper noun capitalized: Sincere
Sincere
- A male given name.
sincere meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
sincere in Hindi
- earnest
- ईमानदार īmāndār, सच्चा saccā
sincere in Tamil
- உண்மையான, நேர்மையான
sincere in Urdu
- sincere
- ستیہ satya
sincere in Bengali
- sincere
- সিধা śidha
More languagesFewer languages
- sincere in Malayalam
- ആത്മാർത്ഥമായ, സത്യസന്ധമായ, ശുദ്ധമായ
- sincere in Kannada
- ವಿಶ್ವಾಸದ, ಸಹೃದಯದ, ಯಥಾರ್ಥ, ಆತ್ಮೀಯತೆಯ
- sincere in Gujarati
- નિષ્ઠાવાન
- sincere in Odia
- ଦକ୍ଷିଣ dakṣiṇa
- sincere in Sanskrit
- सत्य satyá, एक éka
- sincere in Arabic
- مُخْلِص muḵliṣ
- sincere in Malay
- ikhlas
- sincere in Indonesian
- ikhlas, tulus hati, bersih hati
- sincere in Persian
- صادق sâdeq, صمیمی samimi
- sincere in Thai
- จริงใจ jing-jai
- sincere in Vietnamese
- thành thật, thật thà, ngay thật, chân thành
Examples of sincere in a sentence
- The missionary was motivated by a sincere desire to rescue souls from eternal torment in the netherworld.
- What he said really hurt my feelings, but his apology sounded so sincere that I couldn't help but forgive him.
- Their efforts represented a sincere bid for success.
Synonyms of sincere
Antonyms
Forms of sincere
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more sincere |
| comparative | sincerer |
| superlative | most sincere |
| superlative | sincerest |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Cincere |
Origin of sincere
From Middle French sincere, from Latin sincerus (“genuine”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together”) (whence English sam) + *ḱer- (“grow”) (whence Latin Ceres, the goddess of harvest, etymon of cereal). Not from sine (“without”) + cera (“wax”), which is a folk etymology; see Wikipedia page.
Words formed from sincere
Words that rhyme with sincere
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
Questions about sincere
- What does sincere mean?
- Sincere means genuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit; heartfelt.
- What is sincere in Hindi?
- Sincere in Hindi is ईमानदार (īmāndār), सच्चा (saccā). See Sincere meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sincere?
- Sincere can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce sincere?
- Sincere is pronounced /sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/ (UK).
Words near sincere in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sincere (page history and authors); Sincere (page history and authors); sincere (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ستیہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); সিধা (Bengali) (page history and authors); sincere (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sincere (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sincere (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ଦକ୍ଷିଣ (Odia) (page history and authors); एक (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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