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sincere

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sin·cere  (sn-sîr)
adj. sin·cer·er, sin·cer·est
1. Not feigned or affected; genuine: sincere indignation.
2. Being without hypocrisy or pretense; true: a sincere friend.
3. Archaic Pure; unadulterated.

[Latin sincrus; see ker-2 in Indo-European roots.]

sin·cerely adv.
sin·cereness n.

sincere [sɪnˈsɪə]
adj
1. not hypocritical or deceitful; open; genuine a sincere person sincere regret
2. Archaic pure; unadulterated; unmixed
3. Obsolete sound; whole
[from Latin sincērus]
sincerely  adv
sincerity  [sɪnˈsɛrɪtɪ], sincereness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"
echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"
honest, honorable - not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"
artless, ingenuous - characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility"
real, existent - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"
insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"
2.sincere - characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message"
serious - concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!"

sincere
Translations
sincere [sɪnˈsɪəʳ] ADJsincero (about sth sobre algo, con respecto a algo) my sincere good wishesmi más sincera enhorabuena
it is my sincere belief thatcreo sinceramente que ...
to be sincere in one's desire to do sth or in wanting to do sthdesear or querer sinceramente hacer algo

sincere [sɪnˈsɪər] adjsincère
to be sincere in sth → être sincère dans qch
He's sincere in his views → Il est sincère dans ses convictions.

sincere
adjaufrichtig; person alsooffen; intention alsoernst, ehrlich; a sincere friendein wahrer Freund; to be sincere about somethingin Bezug auf etw (acc)aufrichtig sein; to be sincere in one’s desire to do something or in wanting to do somethingden aufrichtigen Wunsch haben, etw zu tun; it is our sincere hope that …wir hoffen aufrichtig, dass …

sincere [sɪnˈsɪəʳ] adjsincero/a
sincere [sɪnˈsɪəʳ] adjsincero/a

sincere
adj sincere [sinˈsiə]
1 true; genuine a sincere desire; sincere friends. egte, ware صادِق، مُخْلِص искрен upřímný oprigtig; ægte echt ειλικρινής, γνήσιος sincero puhtsüdamlik, tõeline صادق vilpitön sincère כֵּן, כֵּנָה सच्चा istinski, pravi őszinte tulus einlægur sincero 本当の 진실된 nuoširdus, tikras īsts; sirsnīgs jujur oprecht oppriktig, ekte szczery sincero sincer искренний; настоящий skutočný iskren iskren sann, äkta แท้จริง samimî, içten 真誠的 щирий, справжній سچا، مخلص thành thật, chân thật
2 not trying to pretend or deceive a sincere person. opregte صادِق، لا يَكْذِب прям opravdový, ryzí ærlig aufrichtig ντόμπρος, ευθύς sincero siiras, avameelne بي ريا aito sincère כֵּן निष्कपट iskren nyílt jujur hreinskilinn sincero 誠実な 꾸밈 없는 nuoširdus īsts; patiess jujur oprecht oppriktig szczery sincero sincer искренний, честный úprimný pošten iskren uppriktig, oförställd จริงใจ dürüst, samimî 不虛偽的 щирий, відвертий تصنع یا بناوٹ سے عاری thật thà, thẳng thắn
adv sinˈcerely
I sincerely hope that you will succeed. werklik, opreg بصورةٍ صادِقَه искрено upřímně oprigtigt aufrichtig ειλικρινά sinceramente puhtast südamest صادقانه vilpittömästi sincèrement בְּכֵנוּת सच्चाई से, ईमानदारी से iskreno őszintén dengan tulus í einlægni sinceramente 心から 진정으로 nuoširdžiai patiesi; sirsnīgi ikhlas oprecht oppriktig szczerze sinceramente (în mod) sincer искренне úprimne iskreno iskreno uppriktigt, i sanning อย่างจริงใจ samimiyetle, içtenlikle 真誠地 щиро, відкрито خلوص کے ساتھ một cách chân thành
n sinˈcerity [-ˈse-]
the state of being sincere The sincerity of his comments was obvious to all. eerlikheid, opregtheid صِدْق، إخْلاص искреност upřímnost oprigtighed die Aufrichtigkeit ειλικρίνεια sinceridad puhtsüdamlikkus صداقت vilpittömyys sincérité כֵּנוּת सच्चाई, ईमानदारी iskrenost, otvorenost őszinteség ketulusan einlægni sincerità 誠実 성실, 진실 nuoširdumas patiesums; sirsnība keikhlasan oprechtheid oppriktighet szczerość sinceridade sinceritate искренность úprimnosť iskrenost iskrenost uppriktighet, ärlighet ความจริงใจ samimiyet 真誠 щирість, відвертість خلوص sự thật thà

sincere مُخْلِص upřímný oprigtig aufrichtig ειλικρινής sincero vilpitön sincère iskren sincero 心からの 진실한 eerlijk oppriktig szczery sincero искренний genuin จริงใจ içten chân thành 诚恳的


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