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sincere.

Genuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit; heartfelt.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/sɪnˈsɪɹ/General-American
  1. Genuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit; heartfelt.

    I believe he is sincere in his offer to help.
  2. Meant truly or earnestly.

    She gave it a sincere if misguided effort.
  3. Clean; pure.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle French sincere, from Latin sincerus (“genuine”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together”) (whence English sam) + *ḱer- (“grow”) (whence Latin Ceres, the goddess of harvest, etymon of cereal). Not from sine (“without”) + cera (“wax”), which is a folk etymology; see Wikipedia page.

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