sincerely C2+ Topic:Describing People US /sɪnˈsɪrli/ UK /sɪnˈsɪəli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a genuine, honest, heartfelt manner I sincerely hope you recover quickly. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a genuine, honest,... genuinelyhonestlytrulyearnestlyheartilycandidly ↔ Opposites insincerelyfalselyhypocritically Word family Related forms sinceresinceritysincereness Etymology AI details From sincere (from Latin sincerus 'whole, pure, genuine') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. sincerus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sincerely **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /sɪnˈsɪrli/ **IPA (UK):** /sɪnˈsɪəli/ ## Meanings 1. in a genuine, honest, heartfelt manner ## Examples - I sincerely hope you recover quickly. ## Synonyms - genuinely - honestly - truly - earnestly - heartily - candidly ## Antonyms - insincerely - falsely - hypocritically ## Related Forms - sincere - sincerity - sincereness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: sincerus ## Etymology From sincere (from Latin sincerus 'whole, pure, genuine') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. ## AI Etymology Sincerely comes from sincere (from Latin sincerus 'whole, pure, genuine') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As an adverb, it carries the sense "in a genuine, honest, heartfelt manner", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin sincerus. Related words include sincere, sincerity, sincereness. ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown