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sincere
CEFRC1
/sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Honest and genuine in what you say or feel.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailclean; pure
Examples
Bill and I have been sincere friends for a long time.
We lay emphasis on the importance of being sincere.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 4
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsMeant truly or earnestly.
Genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt.
More examples
In contextI believe he is sincere in his offer to help.
She gave it a sincere if misguided effort.
My sincerest apologies to Brother Ron Smith in the December ish.
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Origin
adjective
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”), a folk etymology; see Wikipedia page.