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   sincere

   /s(ɪ)nˈsɪə/

   adjective

   • 1. free from pretence or deceit; proceeding from genuine feelings: "they offer their sincere thanks to Paul" Similar heartfeltwholeheartedprofounddeepfrom the heartgenuinerealunfeignedunaffectedtruehonestbona fideearnestcordialferventardentdevoutrare:full-heartedhonestgenuinetruthfulunhypocriticalmeaning what one saysstraightforwarddirectfrankcandidartlessguilelessingenuousinformal:straightupfronton the levelon the up and updinkumOpposite perfunctorytokeninsincerehypocriticaldisingenuoustwo-faced
   • ▪ (of a person) saying what they genuinely feel or believe; not dishonest or hypocritical: "she'd sounded sincere enough"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (also in the sense ‘not falsified, unadulterated’): from Latin sincerus ‘clean, pure’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sincereness noun

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