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sincere adjective [ sɪnˈsɪə ]

• free from pretence or deceit; proceeding from genuine feelings.
• "they offer their sincere thanks to Paul"
Similar: heartfelt, wholehearted, profound, deep, from the heart, genuine, real, unfeigned, unaffected, true, honest, bona fide, earnest, cordial, fervent, ardent, devout, full-hearted, truthful, unhypocritical, meaning what one says, straightforward, direct, frank, candid, artless, guileless, ingenuous, straight, upfront, on the level, on the up and up, dinkum,
Opposite: perfunctory, token, insincere, hypocritical, disingenuous, two-faced,
Origin: mid 16th century (also in the sense ‘not falsified, unadulterated’): from Latin sincerus ‘clean, pure’.


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