sincere

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Honest and truly meaning what you say or do; not pretending.

   I believe he is sincere in his offer to help.

2. 2
   adj

   Felt or meant truly and seriously.

   She made a sincere effort to apologise.

Common collocations

• sincere thanks Adjective + noun

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.

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