Overview  of  adj  sincere 
 
  The  adj  sincere  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  sincere  --  (open  and  genuine;  not  deceitful;  "he  was  a  good  man,  decent  and  sincere";  "felt  sincere  regret  that  they  were  leaving";  "sincere  friendship") 
  2.  earnest,  in  earnest,  sincere,  solemn  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  sincere 
 
  2  senses  of  sincere 
 
  Sense  1 
  sincere  (vs.  insincere) 
 
  insincere  (vs.  sincere) 
  =>  bootlicking,  fawning,  obsequious,  sycophantic,  toadyish 
  =>  buttery,  fulsome,  oily,  oleaginous,  smarmy,  unctuous 
  =>  dissembling,  dissimulating,  dissimulative 
  =>  false,  hollow 
  =>  gilded,  meretricious,  specious 
  =>  hypocritical 
  =>  feigned 
 
  Sense  2 
  earnest,  in  earnest(prenominal),  sincere,  solemn 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  serious)  ->  frivolous 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  sincere 
 
  2  senses  of  sincere 
 
  Sense  1 
  sincere  (vs.  insincere) 
  =>  bona  fide 
  =>  dear,  devout,  earnest,  heartfelt 
  =>  honest 
  =>  genuine,  true(postnominal),  unfeigned 
  =>  heart-whole,  wholehearted,  whole-souled 
  =>  genuine,  true(postnominal),  unfeigned 
  =>  cordial,  fervent 
  Also  See->  genuine#1,  echt#1;  honest#1,  honorable#1;  ingenuous#1,  artless#1;  real#1,  existent#2;  true#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  earnest,  in  earnest(prenominal),  sincere,  solemn 
  =>  serious  (vs.  frivolous) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  sincere 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  sincere 
 
  Sense  1 
  sincere  (vs.  insincere) 
  =>  sincerity 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  sincere 
 
  sincere  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  sincere 
  insincere 
  sincere 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sincere 
 
  The  adj  sincere  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  sincere  --  (open  and  genuine;  not  deceitful;  "he  was  a  good  man,  decent  and  sincere";  "felt  sincere  regret  that  they  were  leaving";  "sincere  friendship") 
  2.  earnest,  in  earnest,  sincere,  solemn  --  (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") 

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