2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sincere \Sin*cere"\, a. [Compar. {Sincerer}; superl.
{Sincerest}.] [L. sincerus of uncertain origin; the first
part perhaps akin to sin- in singuli (see {Single}), and the
second to cernere to separate (cf. {Discern}): cf F.
sinc[`e]re.]
1. Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.
There is no sincere acid in any animal juice.
--Arbuthnot.
A joy which never was sincere till now --Dryden.
2. Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured. [Obs.]
The inviolable body stood sincere. --Dryden.
3. Being in reality what it appears to be having a character
which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely
assumed; genuine; true; real; as a sincere desire for
knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness.
A sincere intention of pleasing God in all our
actions. --Law.
4. Honest; free from hypocrisy or dissimulation; as a
sincere friend; a sincere person.
The more sincere you are the better it will fare
with you at the great day of account. --Waterland.
Syn: Honest; unfeigned; unvarnished; real; true; unaffected;
inartificial; frank; upright. See {Hearty}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
sincere
adj 1: open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent
and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were
leaving"; "sincere friendship" [ant: {insincere}]
2: characterized by firm belief in the validity of your
opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even
passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a
solemn vow" [syn: {earnest}, {in earnest(p)}, {solemn}]
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