Definition of SINCERE

sincere

Adjective

  • Genuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit.
  • open and genuine; not deceitful
    • "he was a good man, decent and sincere"
    • "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"
    • "sincere friendship"

Adjective Satellite

  • characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
    • "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"

Adj

  • Genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt.
  • Meant truly or earnestly.
  • clean; pure

Examples

  • His sincere praise for my triple-word play was truly appreciated.
  • I believe he is sincere in his offer to help.
  • She gave it a sincere if misguided effort.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

earnest, solemn

Antonyms

insincere

Scrabble Score: 9

sincere: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sincere: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sincere: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

sincere: valid Words With Friends Word