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sincere |
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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