sincere.
Genuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit; heartfelt.
Meaning & usage
Genuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit; heartfelt.
I believe he is sincere in his offer to help.
Meant truly or earnestly.
She gave it a sincere if misguided effort.
Clean; pure.
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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