sincere, wholehearted, heartfelt, hearty, unfeigned mean genuine in feeling. sincere stresses absence of hypocrisy, feigning, or any falsifying embellishment or exaggeration.
Adjective sincere (comparative more sincere or sincerer, superlative most sincere or sincerest) Genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt. I believe he is sincere in his offer to help.
Words represent explicit intentions, whether sincere, conventional, or false, in relationships between individuals.
If you say that someone is sincere, you approve of them because they really mean the things they say. You can also describe someone's behavior and beliefs as sincere.
- free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness: a sincere apology. 2. genuine; real: a sincere effort to improve. 3. pure; unmixed.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 sin cere (sin sēr′), adj., -cer er, -cer est. free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology. genuine; real: a …
Definition of sincere adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SINCERE definition: free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest. See examples of sincere used in a sentence.
Unalloyed or unadulterated by deceit or unfriendliness; free from pretense or falsehood; honestly felt, meant, or intended: as, a sincere wish; a sincere effort.