sincere

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt.

   I believe he is sincere in his offer to help.

2. 2
   adj

   Meant truly or earnestly.

   She gave it a sincere if misguided effort.

3. 3
   adj

   characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

4. 4
   adj

   open and genuine

5. 5
   adj

   clean; pure

6. 6
   name

   A male given name.

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.